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Eduardo galeano was a uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist. Eduardo galeano 19402015 is the author of upside down, the memory of fire trilogy for which he won the 1989 american book award, open veins of latin america, and many other works. I am not a historian, eduardo galeano explains of the scenes he sketches. Winner of the first lannan foundation cultural freedom prize in 1998, he is the author of upside down, the memory of fire trilogy for which he won the 1989 american book award, open veins of latin america, and many other. That memory of fire is a personal statement on the part of the author quickly becomes clear. A unique and epic history, eduardo galeano s memory of fire trilogy is an outstanding latin american eye view of the making of the new world. It is a fierce, impassioned, and kaleidoscopic historical experience that takes us from the creation myths of the makiritare indians of the yucatan to columbuss.
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Eduardo galeano 19402015, born in montevideo, uruguay, was an essayist, journalist, historian and activist, as well as one of latin americas most beloved literary figures. Galeano is not aloof from politics and the struggles of the poor and powerless. Memory of fire, volume 1 by eduardo galeano hachette. Genesis, faces and masks, and century of the wind kindle edition by galeano, eduardo.
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