TODAY WE DIE A LITTLE - Richard Askwith
Five Olympic medals. 18 World Records. Emil Zátopek revolutionised distance running in the years after WWII. His toughness was matched by a spirit of friendship and joie de vivre that transcended the darkest days of the Cold War.
When Russia moved to crush the Prague Spring of 1968, Zátopek paid a heavy price for his stance as the champion of ‘socialism with a human face’, and was sentenced to years of manual labour, far from his home and adored wife - a forgotten man.
Richard Askwith’s Today We Die A Little tells this deeply moving and heroic story.
Zátopek is a name that deserves celebrating, hence we’ve taken the unusual step of leading with the case design. The cover design and typography was inspired by mid-twentieth century European poster design, and hopefully embodies the spirit and energy of one of the true great Olympians.
Today We Die A Little is published by Yellow Jersey Press this month.
