A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke

Reng, Ronald

ISBN 10: 0224091654 / ISBN 13: 9780224091657

Published by Yellow Jersey, 2011

About this Item

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Seller Inventory # S_470764273

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224091654
• ISBN 13: 9780224091657
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, the biography of Robert Enke, the international footballer with the world at his feet who took his own life

Here, award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his lost friend's life. On November 10, 2009, the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was 32 years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. He was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs, including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona, and was destined to be his country's first choice for years to come. But beneath the bright veneer of success lay a darker story. Reng brings into sharp relief the specific demands and fears faced by those who play top-level sport. Heartfelt, but never sentimental, he tells the universal tragedy of a talented man's struggles against his own demons.

About the Author

Ronald Reng is the author of The Keeper of Dreams: One Man's Controversial Story of Life in the English Premiership.