I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Eagerly awaited, not least because Ibra seems to be spoiling for a fight on every other page. ‘Dynamite’ said one Swedish reporter Daily Mail on I AM ZLATAN The best footballer’s autobiography of recent years is probably I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic … In fact, having sold 700,000 copies in Sweden alone and been published in 15 countries, it’s probably the bestselling European immigrant’s tale since Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000). The book was also shortlisted for Sweden’s prestigious literary award, the August Prize … Once you get past the obligatory snigger prompted by the phrase “footballer’s autobiography”, you can see that Zlatan’s book strangely resembles an earlier immigrant’s tale: Portnoy’s Complaint (1969), Philip Roth’s classic novel about growing up Jewish in 1930s and 1940s Newark, New Jersey – Simon Kuper

Zlatan Ibrahimovich is a professional footballer, one of the world’s most prolific strikers. The former captain of his native Sweden, he has played for all of Europe’s top teams, including Ajax, Juventus, Internazionale, Barcelona, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. Having secured 13 league titles in the past 15 seasons, Zlatan is now playing in England, for Manchester United, where he hopes to capture a first Premier League title.

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