Eduardo Galeano

Born: 3 September 1940 • Died: 13 April 2015

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. (Source)

Poems by Eduardo Galeano

Celebration of the Marriage of Heart and Mind by Eduardo Galeano

January 22, 2011

"From the moment we enter school or church, education chops us into pieces:" — Eduardo Galeano