worlds most popular sport, soccer, is also one of the planets prevalent cultural expressions, celebrated and debated as an art form, observed with ritual and passion.
Thus it has inspired literary efforts of every sort, from every corner of the globe, by women and men, The writings gathered in this volume reflect the universal and infinitely varied ways in which soccer connects with human experience, Poetry and prose from Ted Hughes, Charles Simic, Eduardo Galeano, Günter Grass, Giovanna Pollarolo,Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Mario Vargas Llosa, and Elvis Costelloto name but a fewtake us to a dizzying array of cultures and climes.
From a patch of ground in Missoula, Montana, to a clearing in a Kosovo forest, from the stadiums of Burma and Iran to the northern lights over Greenland to remotest Sierra Leone, these writers show us soccers and fans, politics and rituals, as well as the games power to encourage resistance, inspire faith, and build community.
A truly global anthology of writing fiction, nonfiction, novel excerpts, poetry on soccer, from kicking a ball down a back alley in Bogota to celebrating a world cup victory.
Stories Read
"The Origins" Eduardo Galeano
"Readymade" Alvaro Enrigue
John Turnbull is a Ph, D. student at the University of Texas at San Antonio and a freelance author, anthologist, and editor, He earned the MA TESOL in the Department of English at Northern Illinois University, the Master of Divinity at Columbia Theological Seminary, and the Master of International Affairs at Columbia University, New York.
John has worked for ten years as a teacher among and as an advocate for Latin American communities in the United States, México, and South America.
In Atlanta, John worked for the nonprofit organizations Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta and the Latin American Association, In, in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia, he served as a six month volunteer for a teachers union, La Asociación de Institutores y Trabajadore John Turnbull is a Ph.
D. student at the University of Texas at San Antonio and a freelance author, anthologist, and editor, He earned the MA TESOL in the Department of English at Northern Illinois University, the Master of Divinity at Columbia Theological Seminary, and the Master of International Affairs at Columbia University, New York.
John has worked for ten years as a
teacher among and as an advocate for Latin American communities in the United States, México, and South America.
In Atlanta, John worked for the nonprofit organizations Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta and the Latin American Association, In, in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia, he served as a six month volunteer for a teachers union, La Asociación de Institutores y Trabajadores de la Educación del Cauca Asoinca, providing curriculum and teacher development resources for public school KEnglish teachers.
He was also a peace accompanier in the Urabá region of Colombia, In Chicago, he has volunteered with Universidad Popular, a community center in La Villita, and has worked with English language learners in Lithuania, Cape Verde, and Thailand.
sitelink.