by David Peace · CONTRA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788410045163
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On February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on takeoff at Munich Airport, claiming the lives of many members of the young Manchester United football team and the journalists traveling with them. In this moving choral novel, David Peace pays an original and profound tribute to a generation marked by tragedy, using a unique literary style and exhaustive research to portray football and British society in the 1950s. The work explores themes of loss, resilience, and the meaning of sport, offering an unparalleled portrait of an event that has achieved mythological status. Through electrifying prose and great sensitivity, Peace captures both the pain of the catastrophe and the greatness of the protagonists, making it an essential read for any fan of sports literature and social history.
David Peace is an English writer. Best known for his UK-set novels Red Riding Quartet (1999–2002), GB84 (2004), The Damned Utd (2006), and Red or Dead (2013), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list. His books often deal with themes of mental breakdown or derangement in the face of extreme circumstances. In an interview with David Mitchell, he stated: "I was drawn to writing about individuals and societies in moments that are often extreme, and often at times of defeat, be they personal or broader, or both. I believe that in such moments, during such times, in how we react and how we live, we learn who we truly are, for better or worse."
