Simon Kuper

Simon Kuper (Kampala, 15 ottobre 1969) è uno scrittore ugandese naturalizzato britannico specializzato in sport.

Biografia

Kuper è nato in Uganda da genitori sudafricani nel 1969, trasferendosi a Leida (Paesi Bassi) durante la sua infanzia. Ha studiato Storia e lingua tedesca all'Università di Oxford e ha frequentato l'Università di Harvard tramite la Kennedy Scholarship. Attualmente risiede in Parigi con la sua famiglia. Vincitore del William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award nel 1994 con la sua opera prima Football Against The Enemy ("Calcio contro il nemico"), ha scritto diversi articoli d'opinione per giornali britannici quali The Observer e The Guardian. Noto per i suoi scritti "da una perspettiva antropologica",[1] dal 2002 lavora come colonnista sportivo per il quotidiano economico inglese Financial Times.[2]

Opere

Note

  1. ^ Citazione tratta da un'autobiografia, cfr. (NL) ‘De Teloorgang’ in Vrij Nederland, nr. 23, 7 giugno, 2008, p. 24.
  2. ^ (EN) Simon Kuper - About Simon, in Financial Times. URL consultato il 30 aprile 2013.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

  • (EN)  Simon Kuper lecture review: The Transformation of the Netherlands[collegamento interrotto] da Danya Chaikel, 17 giugno 2006.
  • (EN)  Simon Kuper short biography sul sito web del Financial Times
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