Discussing everything from the leveling of the Twin Towers to the death of the sole survivor of that extraordinary match between British and German soldiers in 1915, one of South America’s greatest commentators issues forth on robotic soccer in Japan, t
In Walking Words world-renowned author Eduardo Galeano draws on the folklore of rural and urban Latin America to discover and retell "the stories of ghouls and fools that Id like to write." These tales are beautifully illustrated by his collaborator, the
It eloquently states the case that by saying no to a global system of greed, repression, and exploitation one says yes to the universal values of equality, freedom, and love. All of the thirty-four pieces that comprise this book affirm the elemental strug
"From pre-Columbian creation myths and the first European voyages of discovery and conquest to the Age of Reagan, here is 'nothing less than a unified history of the Western Hemisphere... recounted in vivid prose.'"--The New YorkerA unique and epic histor
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. From its first English language publication in 1985 it has been recognized as a classic of political engagement,
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. From its first English language publication in 1985 it has been recognized as a classic of political engagement,
Mucho antes de que la ecología se convirtiera en moda y la problemática ambiental adquiriese "respetabilidad" en el debate cultural, Eduardo Galeano, en muchos de sus textos, alertaba sobre la voracidad y el cinismo de un sistema que devora a hombres y
En esta antología, Galeano cuenta la intensidad de personajes femeninos atravesados por el peso de una causa, como Rosa Luxemburgo o Rigoberta Menchú; por su propia hermosura o talento, como Marilyn Monroe o Rita Hayworth, Camille Claudel o Josephine Ba
