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Modern Library War Ser.: Slightly Out of Focus : The Legendary Photojournalist's Illustrated Memoir of World War II by Robert Capa (2001, Trade Paperback)

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In 1942, a dashing young man who liked nothing so much as a heated game of poker, a good bottle of scotch, and the company of a pretty girl hopped a merchant ship to England. He was Robert Capa, the brilliant and daring photojournalist, and Collier's magazine had put him on assignment to photograph the war raging in Europe. In these pages, Capa recounts his terrifying journey through the darkest battles of World War II and shares his memories of the men and women of the Allied forces who befriended, amused, and captivated him along the way. His photographs are masterpieces -- John G. Morris, Magnum Photos' first executive editor, called Capa "the century's greatest battlefield photographer" -- and his writing is by turns riotously funny and deeply moving. From Sicily to London, Normandy to Algiers, Capa experienced some of the most trying conditions imaginable, yet his compassion and wit shine on every page of this book. Charming and profound, Slightly Out of Focus is a marvelous memoir told in words and pictures by an extraordinary man.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375753966
ISBN-13
9780375753961
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1827191

Product Key Features

Book Title
Slightly Out of Focus : the Legendary Photojournalist's Illustrated Memoir of World War II
Author
Robert Capa
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Individual Photographers / General, Photojournalism, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History
Publication Year
2001
Book Series
Modern Library War Ser.
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Photography, Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.9 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Item Weight
7.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
D810.P4c34 2001
Reviews
"A powerful story nimbly told. For devotees of fine photography or accounts of World War II, the Modern Library 's reprinting is a welcome gift." -- Tampa Tribune and Times "Capa's work is itself the picture of a great heart and an overwhelming compassion. . . . He could photograph motion and gaiety and heartbreak. He could photograph thought. He captured a world." -- John Steinbeck "Above all--and this is what shows in his pictures--Capa, who spent so much energy on inventions for his own person, has deep, human sympathy for men and women trapped in reality." -- John Hersey, "A powerful story nimbly told. For devotees of fine photography or accounts of World War II, the Modern Library 's reprinting is a welcome gift." --Tampa Tribune and Times "Capa's work is itself the picture of a great heart and an overwhelming compassion. . . . He could photograph motion and gaiety and heartbreak. He could photograph thought. He captured a world." -- John Steinbeck "Above all--and this is what shows in his pictures--Capa, who spent so much energy on inventions for his own person, has deep, human sympathy for men and women trapped in reality." -- John Hersey
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
00-068717
Dewey Decimal
940.54/8173
Dewey Edition
21

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