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Ryszard Kapuściński

A Reporter: Self-portrait
Autoportret reportera

ALL RIGHTS:

Liepman AG Literary Agency, Zürich

RIGHTS SOLD:

Italy: Feltrinelli
France: Plon

This book was born out of the editor’s keen interest in Ryszard Kapuściński’s writing and a desire to acquaint his readers with a considerable number of interviews published in both Polish and foreign press, which reveal more than his books do. Most importantly, what kind of person is Kapuściński? And how did he happen to turn his profession into a mission and a true passion.

Ryszard Kapuściński presented Krystyna Strączek with over 1100 pages of text encompassing over a hundred interviews with Polish and foreign journalists. As she read through it, she realised that it was a priceless gem, since it included not only Kapuściński’s views upon the work of a correspondent, but also an extraordinary tale about himself, his passion for travelling, his unique method of writing, the necessity to risk one’s life for a good purpose. The interviews contain Kapuściński’s account of the loneliness and fear experienced by foreign correspondents, his views on the hardships of writing and the burden of fame. Out of all the material emerged a book of quotes divided into five chapters devoted, among others, to Kapuściński’s travels, his writing process and the idiosyncrasies of contemporary media. Highly readable as a concise autobiography and a kind of guide for aspiring journalists, it may serve either as an introduction to Kapuściński’s writing or a most valuable new perspective on his work.

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Also by this author:

The Rapid Current of History. Writings on the 20th and 21st Centuries
Travels with Ryszard Kapuściński