A Life Too Short
The Tragedy of Robert Enke
by Ronald Reng
Published By: Random House, 2010
Genre: Nonfiction | Biography & Memoir, Sport
Page Count: 390 (Paperback)
Audiobook Length: 13 hours and 26 minutes
Audiobook Narrator: John Telfer
ISBN: 9780224091664
Publisher’s Description
WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
The internationally bestselling biography of Robert Enke, the German goalkeeper who took his own life.
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR
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 and a devoted husband and father.
Enke had played for a string of Europe’s top clubs, including Barcelona and Jose Mourinho’s Benfica and was destined to become his country’s first choice in goal for years to come. But beneath the veneer of success, Enke battled with crippling depression.
Award-winning writer Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of his friend’s life, shedding valuable light on the crushing pressures endured by professional sportsmen and on life at the top clubs. At its heart, Enke’s tragedy is a universal story of a man struggling against his demons.
‘It should be on every British football fan’s reading list’ Metro
About the Author
Ronald Reng has been based in London for the last five years as a freelance sports journalist. He has written about English football for, amongst others, the Suddeutsche Zeitung, and Zurich’s Tagesanzeiger.