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Slightly Out of Focus: The Legendary Photojournalist's Illustrated Memoir of World War II

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Slightly Out of Focus: The Legendary Photojournalist's Illustrated Memoir of World War II
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Capa
Introduction by Richard Whelan
Foreword by Cornell Capa
SeriesModern Library War
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 132
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9780375753961
ClassificationsDewey:770.92
Audience
General
Illustrations 93 B&W PHOTOS

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Modern Library Inc
Publication Date 12 June 2001
Publication Country United States

Description

The vibrant WWII memoir of legendary photojournalist Robert Capa, Illustrated with his extraordinary photographs throughout.

Author Biography

Robert Capa was born in Budapest in 1913. At twenty-two he traveled to Spain to photograph the Spanish Civil War and soon established a reputation as one of the greatest war photojournalists in history. On May 25, 1954, in French Indochina, Capa was the first American photographer to die in what would become the Vietnam War. Cornell Capa is Robert Capa's younger brother. A distinguished photojournalist, he founded the International Center of Photography in New York City in 1974.

Reviews

"A powerful story nimbly told. For devotees of fine photography or accounts of World War II, the Modern Library 's reprinting is a welcome gift." -- Tampa Tribune and Times "Capa's work is itself the picture of a great heart and an overwhelming compassion. . . . He could photograph motion and gaiety and heartbreak. He could photograph thought. He captured a world." -- John Steinbeck "Above all--and this is what shows in his pictures--Capa, who spent so much energy on inventions for his own person, has deep, human sympathy for men and women trapped in reality." -- John Hersey