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Eduardo Galeano's books
Eduardo Galeano's literary work is quite extensive in terms of published titles, throughout his career as a journalist and writer. Regarding the genre of his writing, documentaries, legends, journalism, politics and history stand out, with a great dogmatic and revolutionary content.
Two of the books by Eduardo Galeano They have been published in twenty languages, demonstrating their wide acceptance and worldwide popularity. These popular works by the author include: Open Veins of Latin America, published in 1971, and Memory of Fire, published between 1982 and 1986.
Memories of fire represents a trilogy of volumes written by Galeano in Spain and in it he reviews the history of Latin America.
Although known as Eduardo Galeano, his first name was: Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano. The writings of this journalist born in Montevideo, Uruguay on September 3, 1940; They represent a great influence and drive for the revolutionary movements of the Latin American left.
He worked as chief editor of the weekly Marcha (1960), where he had several collaborators. Standing out among them Don Mario Vargas Llosa and Mario Benedetti. You can get to know the latter by reading the following link in the biography of Mario Benedetti, another great Uruguayan writer, poet, playwright and journalist.
Between 1964 and 1966 he was the director of the left-leaning newspaper Época. After the 1973 coup d'état, Eduardo Galeno is an expatriate and takes refuge in Argentina. In this country he establishes the culture magazine called Crisis. One of his opinions about right-wing governments in the world, he declared during an interview in 2009, expressing:
-Not only the United States, but some European countries have planted dictatorships all over the world. And they feel as if they were capable of teaching what democracy is.-
Eduardo Galeano dies on April 13, 2015 in Montevideo, due to lung cancer that he suffered from since 2007.
The best books of Eduardo Galeano
Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan journalist who also dedicated himself to writing about the idiosyncrasies of the peoples of Latin America and their history. For Galeano, Latin America was more than a geographical space. This land represented peoples who evolved in constant, turbulent movements, yet possessed an ethereal essence that made them reborn every day. Thus, his literary works reveal the meaning of Latin America, its spirit, and its people.
Throughout his career as a journalist and writer, he has written more than forty books. These have been highly influential across several generations. Below is a brief overview of his twelve best titles or works. They all share one thing in common: they offer a different way of seeing the world, providing insight into the history and reality of Latin America.
The open veins of Latin America, 1971
This author's book was published in 1971, when Latin America was living between dictatorships and multiple assassinations. Through his writings, the author narrates from the depths of his being how Latin America was the victim of looting by Europe. The story goes from colonization in the sixteenth century, to the year of publication.
The Open Veins of Latin America were banned by the military dictatorships of Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile at the time. It also led to her exile from Uruguay to other countries, as she was a driving force behind a revision of the history of leftist movements.
An anecdotal fact catapulted this book to be the author's most read work. The anecdote was an event between the presidents of Venezuela and the United States at the Summit of the Americas in 2009. Then-president Hugo Chávez gave President Obama a copy of this work by Eduardo Galeano as a gift.
Days and nights of love and war, 1978
Published in 1978, in this work the author narrates his experiences during his expatriation, residing first in Argentina and later in Catalonia, Spain. He talks about the dictatorships in South America and about the fear of death or the disappearance of people that the subjugated peoples suffered in those times. As well as the participation in these events of the large oil transnationals.
In Days and Nights of Love and War, one of the best, the author describes the seriousness of the disappearance of a large number of people. The author even says that disappearing is worse than dying, as the remaining doubt about what happened doesn't give way to rest or peace. This trauma was suffered by millions of Latin Americans in the 1970s.
A synoptic review of this book would be the following: It is a chronicle with raw and emotional photography of the political horror that South America experienced between 1975 and 1977.
The Fire Memory Trilogy, 1982-1986
Memory of fire considered one of the best books of Eduardo Galeano, its theme is the history of the world and of humanity. Although it has valuable documentation, the book itself does not represent an official text for the subject or chair of history. In this book the author narrates through a succession of short stories, the history of Latin America from the creation of the world to the XNUMXth century.
- Births: from the creation of the world to the seventeenth century
- Faces and masks: XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries
- The century of the wind: XNUMXth century
The Book of Hugs, 1989
This is a work of several short stories by the author concentrated in a single volume. These stories range from chronicles, ideals, memories, anecdotes and events experienced by the author. The central themes are Cuba, Capitalism and his compatriot colleague Mario Benedetti.
In short, the book of hugs is the memoirs of Eduardo Galeano. The book can be read to the taste of the reader, since the short stories do not keep a chronological order and are independent of each other. The effusive narrative of the book is suitable for a book addict, who can read it completely in a single day.
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Soccer in sun and shadow, 1995
Eduardo Galeano was very passionate about soccer and wrote this book as a tribute to this sport. Although it is true that he has another work related to this mass sport entitled Soccer Passion; Sun and shade football has become more popular.
In this book the author manages to describe very well the party that football represents. But he also takes the opportunity to expose the power that holds one of the most profitable businesses in the world. This book can be enjoyed even by readers who hate this hugely popular sport.
Women, 2015
This book is a tribute by Eduardo Galeano to women, beyond being a defense of feminism. Because it tells crudely about facts and situations in relation to the treatment of women in South America. The author makes a marked reference to the influence of Catholicism in dealing with South American women.
An assortment of enriching stories from various women can be found in the book. To lead the reader in a certain way to reflection and as an example to improve the current situation of women in some countries of the world.
The Walking Words, 1993
Walking Words is one of the books published in 1993. It reveals the writer's true passion for discussing humanity, politics, and history. He expresses this passion through stories, short stories, chronicles, and anecdotal accounts. The book also includes four hundred prints by the Brazilian popular artist José Francisco Borges.
Use it and throw it away, 1994
Eduardo Galeano in this book anticipated what would later be known as the green world. Before the arrival of the XNUMXst century, the writer already warned in this work about the debauchery and impudence of a consumerist system that dominated the world. A system that not only discards the material but also uses, devours and discards humanity, as well as the planet itself.
In Úselo y Tírelo Galeano narrates the history of Latin America combining it with the ecological part, the economy and other different social aspects. A synoptic review of this book would be: That humanity, despite its intelligence and ability, lacks awareness and integrity regarding the common home that is the Earth. Perhaps due to the fact of man wanting to be God.
Upside Down: The School of the World Upside Down, 1998
Legs up: the school of the world upside down, is one of Eduardo Galeano's books with great scathing content. It is a satire that reveals that it is not necessary for Alice from Wonderland to go through a mirror to see the world upside down.
At present, it is only enough to open any window in the house to realize that the upside-down world is in sight. A world where the left is positioned in the right, the back in the front and the feet where the head goes.
Closing the millennium Galeano publishes this book where he reveals the influence of capitalist reasoning in aspects of humanity such as: politics, economy, consumption in a crude and naked way. In short, a world of the end of the century that seems crazy, but at the same time with a clear political intention within its contradictions.
Mouths of time, 2004
A work from the beginning of the century in which Eduardo Galeano manages to tell the story of man and his relationship with nature through several small stories. In them the fictional characters appear and disappear. To later reappear in other characters in order to give continuity to the story that is interwoven with threads defined in time. These characters are mouths of time.
The Children of the Days 2011
This is one of Galeano's last books and in it he compiles a total of 366 stories about anonymous heroes, associating them with extraordinary events from different times. The author calls these heroes the children of the days.
loves 1993
In the volume titled Amares, the author brings together seven of his literary works in this anthology, ranging from the book "Vagramundo" published in 1973 to the book "Libro de los abrazos" (Book of Embraces) from 1989. Continue reading about the Peruvian writer Cesar Vallejo in the article: Biography and important works of the author Cesar Vallejo.