Children of the Days by Eduardo Galeano
From Abdul Kassem Ismail, the tenth-century Persian who never went anywhere without his library, this title takes aim at the pretensions of official history and illuminates moments and heroes that we have all but forgotten.
Galeano's condensed history is, like life, at once dark and fascinating -- Mina Holland * Observer *
A kind of epigrammatic excavation, uprooting stories that have been mislaid or misappropriated, and presenting them in their full glory, horror or absurdity. . with a wry and scathing wit -- Gary Younge * Guardian *
Deeply humane . . . he has produced literature that will endure, monuments to the imagination -- Toby Green * Independent *
Wonderful, glittering, remarkable * Financial Times *
Marries meticulous journalistic detail with lyrical flair ... his inner Stephen Fry can point out that for Mayas, Jews, Arabs, the Chinese and others, January 1st doesn't herald the New Year at all, before adding the optimistic kicker that given the transience of time, this day is as good as any other "to be bright and joyous as the colours of an outdoor market" * The Times *
A kind of epigrammatic excavation, uprooting stories that have been mislaid or misappropriated, and presenting them in their full glory, horror or absurdity. . with a wry and scathing wit -- Gary Younge * Guardian *
Deeply humane . . . he has produced literature that will endure, monuments to the imagination -- Toby Green * Independent *
Wonderful, glittering, remarkable * Financial Times *
Marries meticulous journalistic detail with lyrical flair ... his inner Stephen Fry can point out that for Mayas, Jews, Arabs, the Chinese and others, January 1st doesn't herald the New Year at all, before adding the optimistic kicker that given the transience of time, this day is as good as any other "to be bright and joyous as the colours of an outdoor market" * The Times *
Eduardo Galeano is one of Latin America's most distinguished writers. He is the author of the three-volume Memory of Fire; Open Veins of Latin America; Soccer in Sun and Shadow; The Book of Embraces; Walking Words; Upside Down; and Voices in Time. Born in Montevideo in 1940, he lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for years before returning to Uruguay. His work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. He is recipient of many international prizes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141975986 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141975989 |
| Title | Children of the Days |
| Author | Eduardo Galeano |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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