Galeano is a satirist, realist, and historian, and. “A book as fascinating as the history it relates. “ will reveal to you the meaning of the New World as it was, and of the world as we have it now.” (Boston Globe) there could be no greater vindication of the wonders of the lands and people of Latin America than Memory of Fire.” (Washington Post) sure to scorch the sensibility of English-language readers.” (New York Times) “Memory of Fire is devastating, triumphant. From its first English language publication in 1985 it has been recognized as a classic of political engagement, original research, and literary form. recounted in vivid prose.'"-The New YorkerĪ 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 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.
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