In this kaleidoscope of reflections, renowned South American author Galeano ranges widely, from childhood to love, music, plants, fear, indignity, and indignation to offer a rich, wry history of his life and times that is both calmly philosophical and fiercely political.
This text argues that by saying no to a global system of greed, repression and exploitation, one says yes to the universal values of equality, freedom and human dignity. It covers people and topics from the "Last Emperor" Pu Yi and Pele to the political nature of Latin American literary enterprise.
A biting comic-book history of capitalism and globalization from the "dean of Mexico's vigorous corps of political cartoonists" ("The New York Times.") Fisgon's graphically stunning, visually sophisticated book, filled with allusions to the history of art and cartooning, cleverly reverses every self-help manual for playing the market.
"Walking Words" is a collection of stories drawn from the folklore of the Americas. Galeano places "windows"--vignettes and assorted flotsam, often illustrating paradoxes--between the stories. The stories feature characters such as Calamity Jane, St. George, tango dancers, warlocks, shoemakers and poets. Galeano describes himself as a "Magical ...
"Walking Words" is a collection of stories drawn from the folklore of the Americas. Galeano places "windows"--vignettes and assorted flotsam, often illustrating paradoxes--between the stories. The stories feature characters such as Calamity Jane, St. George, tango dancers, warlocks, shoemakers and poets. Galeano describes himself as a "Magical ...
Every era gives new meaning to the verbs "to read" and "to write." New technology is introducing profound changes in how people communicate and receive information. Increasing numbers of people are fluent in the language of hypertext, email, and the virtual pages of nonexistent books, but others cannot understand and fully absorb the contents of a ...
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