Ryszard Kapuscinski, Polish Writer of Shimmering Allegories and News, Dies at 74

I tried to find an op-ed article on The New York Times and found an interesting article about Ryszard Kapuscinski's life and death, written by Michael T. Kaufman. Here, the writer shows its admire towards this amazing author, and I can also say I feel the same way.

Kapuscinki traveled the world for almost four decades, collecting his own experiences, especially conflicts in the third world. He was part of 27 coups and revolutions and his writing's are characterized by the explicit descriptions of the atmosphere, people and climate, ect., of where these conflicts were. I think he is one of a great author, not many authors -if I can say any- get to write about this topics and above all, lived this in their own flesh.

I learned that Kapuscinski's fame grew when he started to write in The New York Times magazine, where I found this article. Four books were published based on his life and research; "“The Soccer War,” which dealt with Latin American conflicts; “Another Day of Life,” about Angola’s civil war; “Shah of Shahs,” about the rise and fall of Iran’s last monarch; and “Imperium,” an account of his travels through Russia and its neighbors after the collapse of the Soviet Union" (Kaufman, n.pag).

“There is, I admit, a certain egoism, in what I write,” he once said, “always complaining about the heat or the hunger or the pain I feel. But it is terribly important to have what I write authenticated by its being lived. You could call it, I suppose, personal reportage, because the author is always present. I sometimes call it literature by foot.”
I admire Ryszard Kapuscinski after all he's done. His life started in a small town, in a humble family, but his interest for the world took him much further than he expected. Winning prizes and master's degrees show me the wisdom and perseverance in this man's head, and if I can say having the courage to enter a world not many people would...