by Ryszard Kapuscinski · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433925817
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In 'The Polish Jungle', Ryszard Kapuscinski takes us on a journey through the deep Poland of the 50s and 60s, where he worked as a reporter for the Polityka weekly. This book, published in 1962, captures the essence of daily life and the complexities of the time, presenting characters from remote villages and unusual professions. With a prose that merges journalism with literature, Kapuscinski offers an intimate and revealing look at Polish society at that time.
Ryszard Kapuściński was a Polish journalist, photographer and author. He received many prestigious awards and was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Kapuściński's personal journals in book form attracted both controversy and admiration for blurring the conventions of reportage with the allegory and magical realism of literature. He was the Communist-era Polish Press Agency's only correspondent in Africa during decolonization, and also worked in South America and Asia. Between 1956 and 1981 he reported on 27 revolutions and coups, until he was fired because of his support for the pro-democracy Solidarity movement in his native country. He was celebrated by other practitioners of the genre. The acclaimed Italian reportage-writer Tiziano Terzani, Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, and Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda accorded him the title "Maestro".
