{"product_id":"soccer-in-sun-and-shadow-paperback","title":"Soccer in Sun and Shadow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEduardo Galeano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRory Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Latin America's most acclaimed writers, a lyrical account of the world's most popular sport. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named one of the \"Top 100 Sports Books of All Time\" by \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A winning celebration of the beautiful game.\"  -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this witty and rebellious history of world soccer, award-winning writer Eduardo Galeano searches for the styles of play, players, and goals that express the unique personality of certain times and places. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Galeano takes us to ancient China, where engravings from the Ming period show a ball that could have been designed by Adidas; to Victorian England, where gentlemen codified the rules that we still play by today; and to Latin America, where the \"crazy English\" spread the game only to find it creolized by the locals. Meanwhile, all the greats--Pelé, Di Stéfano, Cruyff, Eusébio, Puskás, Gullit, Baggio, Beckenbauer, Maradona-- have joyous cameos, rendered in a pitch-perfect translation by Mark Fried. \u003ci\u003eSoccer in Sun and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite and powerful account of the world's favorite sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo Galeano\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2015) was one of Latin America's most distinguished writers. A Uruguayan journalist, writer, and novelist, he is the author of the three-volume \u003ci\u003eMemory of Fire, Open Veins of Latin America, Soccer in Sun and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Born in Montevideo in 1940, he lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for years before returning to Uruguay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.22 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53543887995245,"sku":"9781645030379","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/M6KdQG9t5o9781645030379.webp?v=1783828815","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/soccer-in-sun-and-shadow-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}