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Dios Es Redondo (Crónica Y Ensayo) / God Is Round (Chronicles and Essays)

By (author) Juan Villoro

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Â«En sentido literal, Villoro es un periodista y profesor de literatura mexicano. Pero cuando escribe de futbol esos tÃtulos son insuficientes. Al abordar ""el juego hermoso"", el autor es un poeta y un crÃtico, un filÃ³sofo y un historiador, un observador atento y un fan entregadoÂ», Kirkus Reviews. Las crÃ³nicas sobre futbol de Juan Villoro alternan el sabroso tono de la tertulia con la Ã©pica recuperaciÃ³n de los grandes lances: Â«El juego sucede dos veces, en la cancha y en la mente del pÃºblico. Dios es redondo pretende situarse en esta encrucijada. No es un libro de historia del deporte ni una valoraciÃ³n de sus logros, sino una exploraciÃ³n narrativa de las pasiones que suscitaÂ». Dios es redondo obtuvo en Barcelona el Premio Internacional Manuel VÃ¡zquez MontalbÃ¡n, que significÃ³ la consagraciÃ³n de su autor como cronista de la pasiÃ³n futbolera y de los feligreses que renuevan su fe con cada gol. AquÃ Villoro se adentra en el principal espectÃ¡culo del planeta y demuestra por quÃ© la FIFA tiene mÃ¡s agremiados que la ONU. Un protagonista esencial de esta galerÃa de retratos es Diego Armando Maradona, el mÃ¡s desaforado divo de las canchas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ""Literally speaking, Villoro is a Mexican journalist and literature professor. But when he writes about soccer, those titles are insufficient. In tackling 'the beautiful game, ' the author becomes a poet and a critic, a philosopher and a historian, a keen observer and a devoted fan,"" Kirkus Reviews. Juan Villoro's chronicles of soccer alternate between the lively tone of conversation and the epic recovery of great plays: ""The game happens twice, on the field and in the mind of the audience. Dios es redondo seeks to place itself at this crossroads. It is not a history of the sport nor an assessment of its achievements, but a narrative exploration of the passions it arouses."" Dios es redondo received the International Manuel VÃ¡zquez MontalbÃ¡n Prize in Barcelona, marking the author's consecration as a chronicler of soccer passion and of the faithful who renew their devotion with every goal. Here Villoro delves into the planet's greatest spectacle and shows why FIFA has more members than the UN. A central figure in this gallery of portraits is Diego Armando Maradona, the most extravagant star of the pitch.