Genesis: Memory of Fire, Volume 1 (Memory of Fire Trilogy) [Paperback]

Eduardo Galeano (Author)

Book Description

Series: Memory of Fire Trilogy | Publication Date: August 24, 2010

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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About the Author

Eduardo Galeano‘s works, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages, include Memory of Fire (three volumes); Open Veins of Latin America; Soccer in Sun and Shadow; Days and Nights of Love and War; The Books of Embraces; Upside Down; and Mirrors. Born in Montevideo, he lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for years before returning to Uruguay. He was the recipient of the first Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom and the front-runner for Spain's esteemed Cervantes award.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Nation Books; Reprint edition (August 24, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156858444X
• ISBN-13: 978-1568584447
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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