Another Day of Life explained

Another Day of Life
Title Orig:Jeszcze dzień życia
Translator:William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand
Author:Ryszard Kapuściński
Country:Poland
Language:Polish
Genre:Non-fiction/Literature
Publisher:Czytelnik
Release Date:1976
Media Type:Print (Paperback)
Pages:144
Isbn:0-375-72629-2
Dewey:967.3/03 21
Congress:DT611.76.K37 A3 2001
Oclc:44926881

Another Day of Life (Polish: Jeszcze dzień życia) is a non-fiction record of three months of the Angolan Civil War by the Polish writer Ryszard Kapuściński.

Summary

It is made up of a notable description of the degradation of the Angolan capital, Luanda, an analysis of the various weaknesses of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) front, correspondence through Telex between Kapuściński and the Polish Press Agency and a brief history of the conflict in Angola until from 1975 to 1976.[1]

History

The book was turned into a full-length animated documentary by the same name. Filming of the documentary part of the film started in the Autumn of 2013 in Poland, Angola, Portugal and Cuba. Released in 2018 and directed by Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, Another Day of Life is a Polish, Spanish, German, Belgian and Hungarian co-production.[2] The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival of 2018.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ralphmag.org/DM/kapuscinski1.html Another Day Of Life review
  2. http://www.culture.pl/web/english/resources-film-full-page/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/content/poland-and-spain-make-animated-tribute-to-war-reporter-ryszard-kapuscinski Poland and Spain Make Animated Tribute to War Reporter Ryszard Kapuściński
  3. News: Hopewell. John. Buzzy Animated Film 'Another Day of Life' Gets Special Screening. Variety. 20 April 2018. 22 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615135258/https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/cannes-buzzy-animated-film-e2-80-98another-day-of-life-e2-80-99-gets-special-screening/ar-AAw44dt. 15 June 2018. dead.