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Genesis: Memory Of Fire, Volume 1: Memory of Fire, Volume 1 (Memory of Fire Trilogy) Paperback – August 24, 2010

by Eduardo Galeano (Author)
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Genesis, the first volume in Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire trilogy, is both a meditation on the clashes between the Old World and the New and, in the author's words, an attempt to "rescue the kidnapped memory of all America." It is a fierce, impassioned, and kaleidoscopic historical experience that takes us from the creation myths of the Makiritare Indians of the Yucatan to Columbus's first, joyous moments in the New World to the English capture of New York.
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    Memory of Fire
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    August 24, 2010
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    11 and up
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  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.45 x 8.25 inches
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    156858444X
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Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015) was one of Latin America's most distinguished writers. A Uruguayan journalist, writer, and novelist, he was considered, among other things, "a literary giant of the Latin American left" and "global soccer's preeminent man of letters." 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 the recipient of many international prizes, including the first Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom, the Casa de las Americas Prize, and the First Distinguished Citizen of the region by the countries of Mercosur. Galeano once described himself as "a writer obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia." Isabel Allende, who said her copy of Galeano's book was one of the few items with which she fled Chile in 1973 after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet, called Open Veins of Latin America "a mixture of meticulous detail, political conviction, poetic flair, and good storytelling."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nation Books; Reprint edition (August 24, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 156858444X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568584447
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 11 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.45 x 8.25 inches
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Eduardo Hughes Galeano (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwarðo ɣaleˈano]; 3 September 1940 – 13 April 2015) was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters" and "a literary giant of the Latin American left".

Galeano's best-known works are Las venas abiertas de América Latina (Open Veins of Latin America, 1971) and Memoria del fuego (Memory of Fire Trilogy, 1982–6). "I'm a writer," the author once said of himself, ""obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia."

Author Isabelle Allende, who said her copy of Galeano's book was one of the few items with which she fled Chile in 1973 after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet, called Open Veins of Latin America, "a mixture of meticulous detail, political conviction, poetic flair, and good storytelling."

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Morgan Witthoft
5.0 out of 5 stars Highest recommendation. Urgent must-read.
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018
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Galeano’s writing is gorgeous. Every page is like a new beautiful painting done in words.
The story is compelling, gripping, and— in North America — largely unknown yet vitally important.
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L. Hua Po
5.0 out of 5 stars Many little snapshots of life as it was and as ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018
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Many little snapshots of life as it was and as it was reported/recorded at the time. So much I never knew. Little wonder most of this was never taught in school. Sobering.
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julirates
5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely unique
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
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One of the most surprising, original and beautifully written books I have ever read, somewhere between history and poetry. I love this book and it has invariably deeply affected and surprised everyone I have recommended it to. Read this book!
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Mita
5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable book telling the history of the Americas through the ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
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Remarkable book telling the history of the Americas through the myths and eyes of native peoples and their "conquerors" and enslavers,
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Gerardo Bruno Lopez
4.0 out of 5 stars History, legends and facts from Canada to thePatagonia
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2014
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Great book to learn new things about America. History, legends, facts, all in one book without having to read thousands of books. Good overview from Canada to the Patagonia, pre Colombian to the beggining of the Spanish empire decay. Out of this book I picked the Incas as the next civilization to read about.
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bud navero
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT, RELENTLESS AND TRUE!
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015
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This compilation is indispensable to anyone trying to understand what happened when the Americas were "discovered" - a treasure!
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Boots Ellroy
5.0 out of 5 stars Part 1 of Memory of fire.2
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014
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A brilliant series that has great meaning in South America and should open the eyes of almost any and every reader.
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Lyle Innocent
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Perfect condition. Thanks!
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Judith McDougall
5.0 out of 5 stars Genesis Genius
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2016
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Another fine book from Galeano. His writing always make me feel the history that we've all missed. He wrote small succinct paragraphs that transport one to unimaginable history. Such loving detail about such horrible acts. I only wish that I had started reading him many years ago.
He died recently but we still have his books to learn from. I plan to read all of them, slowly, savouring his art.
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BCReader
4.0 out of 5 stars A wide scope of story
Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2017
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Part 1 (Myths):
I really enjoyed these myths. Starting with the beginning of time, earth and man, these myths build to the creation of various flora, fauna and human traits over time; from "the creation" to the dreams/premonitions of "men wearing clothes".
Part 2 (Old New World)
The scope of this work is amazing. Throughout this telling, the myths and legends of all the peoples involved, including the Europeans is interwoven and present. It sometimes gives a surreal feeling to the stories being told.
This really is a book with a huge scope. The stories tell of heartache, suffering, traitors, saints, sinners, treachery.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.
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Olya
1.0 out of 5 stars very worn copy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2020
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this copy was not at all as descibed, very badly worn and dirty
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