Walking Words
Book description
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 Brazilian woodcut artist Jose Francisco Borges, and become testaments…
Why read it?
1 author picked Walking Words as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Galeano’s collection of vignettes, drawn from South American folklore and beautifully illustrated with woodcuts by José Francisco Borges, is best read one story at a time, each followed by a little pause to savor the experience.
The stories open windows onto surreal worlds, which, upon reflection, are revealed, for better or for worse, as aspects of our own.
The only downside to reading this book is wanting more when you’re done.
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