About this title: A re-creation of the conquest of the Americas and Latin America, divided into two parts. In the first are the myths of pre-Columbian America; in the other, the history of America unfolds from the 15th century to 1700. Using both fictional and journalistic techniques, this modern classic can be considered both literature and history
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780394747309ISBN:0394747305
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780394747309ISBN:0394747305
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Used book sticker on cover. A few pages have restrained yellow highlighting. Text in English, Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: American ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780394747309ISBN:0394747305
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Owner's name inside front cover. Text in English, Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1987-01-12
ISBN-13:9780394747309ISBN:0394747305
Description: Good. 'GOOD' Clean copy with tight binding and crisp pages. Some wear on extremities to include slight corner curl, hole punch and marker on back cover. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780394747309ISBN:0394747305
Description: Good. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Good Softcover w/average shelfwear, some shelf smudging. Some edge/spine wear/chips. Text free of notes, binding good. Small tear on back cover. Book One Memory of Fire Trilogy. Confirmation on all Domestic Orders! read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Stiff Glossy Paper Wrapper
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780394747309ISBN:0394747305
Description: Near Fine. Size: 6" x 9". EAN: 9780394747309. 306, 290, 315 pp. Indexed. The interiors are flawless, these are quite possibly unread. The slightest of corner feathering, else fine. A unique and epic history, Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire trilogy is the definitive Latin American eye view of the making of the New World. From its first English language publication in 1985 it has been recognized as a classic of political engagement, original research, and literary form. "From pre-Columbian ... read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1987. Paperback. Sixth Printing Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. Includes dust jacket. read more
Description: Fair. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1987. Paperback. Sixth Printing Ed. Used, acceptable. Minor cover rubbing and edge wear. Cover has some edge wear. Cover has some rubbing. Sticker on cover. read more
"The first of the `Memory of Fire' trilogy, which taken together make up Galeano's modern history of Latin America - a mosaic of historical moments carefully put together, well researched and quite moving. About as good as history gets. Taken in its entirety the series is a never ending - mostly painful journey of Latin America's struggle to define its own future. The political critique is quite accurate and not overdone. Very painful stuff. This first volume starts with native legends - fantastic, humane - every bit as rich as Greek mythology, from which Latin America can never completely disassociate itself (despite trying). It goes on to cover the period of the conquistadores - those bold thugs, sadists doing God's work. Much of this section has been covered by others; still the way that Galeano puts it all together is quite remarkable.
Worst part of reading it was, after reading the first volume I was doomed - propelled to read volumes 2 and 3, neither of which disappoints."
"The extraordinary first volume of a great and ambitious project, a kind of historical fiction that resists categorization. In a voice stirring in its originality, Eduardo Galeano re-creates the turbulent saga of the conquest of the Americas, and above all Latin America."
"A llama wished to have golden hair, brilliant as the sun, strong as love and soft as the mist that the dawn dissolves, to weave a braid on which to mark, knot by knot, the moons that pass, the flowers that die.
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