Description

“Another Day of Life” is one of the most poignant and powerful reportages in world literature, written by the “Emperor of Reportage,” Ryszard Kapuściński, a native of Pinsk.

The civil war in Angola, described in this book, ended only in 2002, but the author was in this large country (six times the size of Belarus in territory and twice the population) in the southwest of Africa in 1975. He witnessed and described the beginning of the conflict, and even three months of his stay were enough to feel what the people of Angola felt: the lack of usual necessities, hunger, and the threat of violent death.

This is not merely a chronicle of military actions, but a profound reflection on:

• Human dignity and the courage of ordinary people.

• The limits of journalism and the role of the reporter.

• The meaning of freedom and the high price that must be paid for it.

Kapuściński’s artistic mastery and his ability to combine documentary precision with poetic language make this work an immortal testament to one of the most dramatic chapters in African history.