Apr 13, 2016

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.

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