Bibliograph

A life too short, the tragedy of Robert Enke, Ronald Reng ; translated by Shaun Whiteside

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A life too short, the tragedy of Robert Enke, Ronald Reng ; translated by Shaun Whiteside

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A life too short

Responsibility statement

Ronald Reng ; translated by Shaun Whiteside

Sub title

the tragedy of Robert Enke

Summary

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life? On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here 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. Enke was destined to be his country's first choice for years to come. But beneath the bright veneer of success lay a darker story. In "A Life Too Short", award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his lost friend's life. 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

Target audience

adult

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