All entries
Book
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Eduardo Galeano (trans. Mark Fried)
1995
El fútbol a sol y sombra
A lyrical vignette-based history of football's beauty and politics from a legendary Uruguayan writer.
Perhaps the most acclaimed literary football book ever written, translated into dozens of languages.
- Language
- Spanish
- Length
- 288 pp
- Subject
- Lyrical history of World Cup football
- Region
- South America
- Tone
- Celebratory
- Difficulty
- Familiar
- Awards
- Named one of Sports Illustrated's 100 best sports books
Verso/Nation Books; paperback and ebook widely available
In print, revised editions
Sourcekirkusreviews.com
Entries are compiled and edited by hand. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.
Missed something?
Tell us what belongs here. A title, who made it, and where you found it.