Bibliograph

Today we die a little!, the inimitable Emil Zátopek, the greatest Olympic runner of all time, Richard Askwith

Type

Label

Today we die a little!, the inimitable Emil Zátopek, the greatest Olympic runner of all time, Richard Askwith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Today we die a little!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

928613603

Responsibility statement

Richard Askwith

Sub title

the inimitable Emil Zátopek, the greatest Olympic runner of all time

Summary

"Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow ... journalist Richard Askwith's book breathes new life into the man and the myth, uncovering a glorious age of athletics and an epoch-defining time in world history."--Dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue : the curious incident -- 'Zá-to-pek! Zá-to-pek!' -- The Kopřivnice kid -- Shoemaking -- The soldier -- Beginnings -- The lights come on again -- Love and death -- The Czech locomotive -- Mission : invincible -- Fairy-tale Pete -- The longest day -- The people's champion -- 'Today we die a little' -- The ambassador -- Spring fever -- Disgrace -- Exile -- In the drawer -- 'Say it ain't so, Emil' -- The last lap -- Epilogue : gold dust

Target audience

adult

Classification