Children of the Days
A Calendar of Human History
$38.45
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2014
Summary
This is not an official history of the world. It is about what happens between the cracks. It is about the forgotten, the overlooked, the marginalised.
From Eduardo Galeano, one of Latin America’s greatest living writers, author of the Memory of Fire trilogy, comes Children of the Days, a new kind of history that shows us how to remember and how to live.
This book is shaped like a calendar. Each day brings with it a story: a journey, feast or tragedy that rea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141975986 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141975989 |
| Author: | Eduardo Galeano |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Galeano’s condensed history is, like life, at once dark and fascinating
Galeano’s condensed history is, like life, at once dark and fascinating – Mina Holland * Observer *
A kind of epigrammatic excavation, uprooting stories that have been mislaid or misappropriated, and presenting them in their full glory, horror or absurdity … with a wry and scathing wit – Gary Younge * Guardian *
Deeply humane … he has produced literature that will endure, monuments to the imagination – Toby Green * Independent *
Wonderful, glittering, remarkable * Financial Times *
Marries meticulous journalistic detail with lyrical flair … his inner Stephen Fry can point out that for Mayas, Jews, Arabs, the Chinese and others, January 1st doesn’t herald the New Year at all, before adding the optimistic kicker that given the transience of time, this day is as good as any other “to be bright and joyous as the colours of an outdoor market” * The Times *
Eduardo Galeano
Eduardo Galeano is one of Latin America’s most distinguished writers. He is the author of the three-volume Memory of Fire; Open Veins of Latin America; Soccer in Sun and Shadow; The Book of Embraces; Walking Words; Upside Down; and Voices in Time. Born in Montevideo in 1940, he lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for years before returning to Uruguay. His work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. He is recipient of many international prizes.
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