God is Round - Softcover

Villoro, Juan

 
9781632060587: God is Round
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1632060582 ISBN 13: 9781632060587
Verlag: Restless Books, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

A brilliant, kaleidoscopic exploration of soccer―and the passion, hopes, rivalries, superstitions, and global solidarity it inspires―from Juan Villoro, “Mexico's top fútbol expert” (NBC News).

On a planet where FIFA has more members than the United Nations and the World Cup is watched by more than three billion people, football is more than just a game. As revered author Juan Villoro argues in this passionate and compulsively readable tribute to the world’s favorite sport, football may be the most effective catalyst for panglobal unity at the time when we need it most. (Following global consensus, Villoro uses “football” rather than “soccer” in the book.)

What was the greatest goal of all time? Why do the Hungarians have a more philosophical sense of defeat than the Mexicans? Do the dead play football? In essays ranging from incisive and irreverent portraits of Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo, Pelé, Zidane, and many more giants of the game to entertaining explorations of left-footedness and the number 10, Juan Villoro dissects the pleasure and pain of football fandom. God Is Round is a book for both fanatics and neophytes who long to feel the delirium of the faithful.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Juan Villoro is Mexico’s most prolific, prize-winning author, playwright, journalist, and screenwriter. His books have been translated into multiple languages. Several of his books have appeared in English, including his celebrated 2016 essay collection on soccer brought out by Restless Books, God Is Round. Villoro lives in Mexico City and is a visiting lecturer at Yale and Princeton universities.

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Verlag
Restless Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1632060582
ISBN 13 
9781632060587
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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