Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Ryszard Kapuscinski: News and Two Views

The late, great Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski died last month. He wrote atmospheric, poetic--and, it's been charged, unsubstantiated--accounts of upheavals in Angola, Iran, and Ethopia.

The good news: Granta has posted an interview with Kapuscinski from 1987. Meanwhile, dueling articles at slate.com present the man as either a novelist masquerading as a journalist or a great reporter who wrote in verse, depending on who you believe.

Now the bad news: Kapuscinski is currently out of stock and hard to get. But you can sign up on our website to be notified when we get copies of his work again. It's worth the wait, I promise.--David E

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