| Edition |
First English-language edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Translated from the Spanish. |
| Summary |
Collects essays, fables, stories, and dialogue written in the final months of the author's life, touching on the themes of death and memory in what is considered to be his final book. |
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"This is Eduardo Galeano's last book, a masterful, deeply considered, and poetic autobiography, written in his signature style of short essays, fables, stories, snippets of dialogue, and epigraph-length fragments with illustrations. A mix of old and new autobiographical material, Hunter of Stories includes Galeano's reflections on death, written during the very last months of his life"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Master storyteller Eduardo Galeano was unique among his contemporaries (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa among them) for his commitment to retelling our many histories, including the stories of those who were disenfranchised. A philosopher poet, his nonfiction is infused with such passion and imagination that it matches the intensity and the appeal of Latin America's very best fiction. Comprised of all new material, published here for the first time in a wonderful English translation by longtime collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano's final musings and stories on history, memory, humor, and tragedy. Written in his signature style--vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes--every page displays the original thinking and compassion that has earned Galeano decades and continents of renown." -- Publisher's description |
| Subject |
Galeano, Eduardo, 1940-2015.
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Authors, Uruguayan -- 20th century -- Biography.
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HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Caribbean & Latin American.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Fried, Mark, translator.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. English
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Galeano, Eduardo, 1940-2015, author. Hunter of stories New York, NY : Nation Books, 2017 9781568589916 (DLC) 2017027554 |
| ISBN |
9781568589909 hardcover |
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1568589905 hardcover |
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