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Genesis (Memoria del fuego #1)

Eduardo Galeano

Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

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Title	:	Genesis (Memoria del fuego #1)
Author	:	Eduardo Galeano
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	June 17th 1998 by W.W. Norton & Company (first published 1982)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction

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"From pre-Columbian creation myths and the first European voyages of discovery and conquest to the Age of Reagan, here is 'nothing less than a unified history of the Western Hemisphere... recounted in vivid prose.'"--The New Yorker A unique and epic history, Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire trilogy is an outstanding 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. “Memory of Fire is devastating, triumphant... sure to scorch the sensibility of English-language readers.” (New York Times) “An epic work of literary creation... there could be no greater vindication of the wonders of the lands and people of Latin America than Memory of Fire.” (Washington Post) “[Memory of Fire] will reveal to you the meaning of the New World as it was, and of the world as we have it now.” (Boston Globe) “A book as fascinating as the history it relates.... Galeano is a satirist, realist, and historian, and... deserves mention alongside John Dos Passos, Bernard DeVoto, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.” (Los Angeles Times)

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Original Title:	Los nacimientos
ISBN:	0393317730 (ISBN13: 9780393317732)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Memoria del fuego #1
Literary Awards:	American Book Award (1989)

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A llama wishedto have golden hair,brilliant as the sun,strong as loveand soft as the mistthat the dawn dissolves,to weave a braidon which to mark,knot by knot,the moons that pass,the flowers that die.- Ballad of Cuzco

I read this years ago when it first came out, along with the others in this series. I just re-read parts of it again---a beautiful and poignant book that navigates the history of the Americas and colonialism through myth, legend, and indigenous narrative.

i am hungry for all of his books . i think i may have them all, not sure, but i love to return to him again and again. he is a sane voice in the midst of an insane world.

The Indians Say: "The land has an owner? How's that? How is it to be sold? How is it to be bought? If it does not belong to us, well, what? We are of it. We are its children. So it is always, always. The land is alive. As it nurtures the worms, so it nurtures us. It has bones and blood. It has milk, and gives us suck. It has hair, grass, straw, trees. It knows how to give birth to potatoes. It brings to birth houses. It brings to birth people. It looks after us and we look after it. It drinks

Genesis is the first in a trilogy about Latin American history. This first book begins with creation stories and goes through to 1700AD. It was chronicled in short chapters, more like passages. I didn't read this seriously or research points of interest. I read a little every night before going to sleep. The details didn't stick with me, but I did learn a few things. In stories told by the first voices, I read about the origin of love ... learned from monkeys in the Amazonian jungle. Monkeys!

I'm not going to use the word 'boring' because my father says that 'boring' or 'boredom' is a word that intellectually lazy people use, that in fact you're not actually bored, but just not properly describing your state of mind/opinion, and that you should probably just go outside and play or turn down the thermostat in your room because, apparently, cold temperatures 'build character'. Or something like that. I will say that this book didn't hold my attention, for the following reasons:

Review #17 of "Year of the Review All Read Books"The Guaros, who live in the suburbs of Earthly Paradise, call the rainbow snake of necklaces and the firmament overhead sea. Lightning is glow of the rain. Ones friend, my other heart. The soul, sun of the breast. The owl, lord of the dark night. A walking cane is a permanent grandson; and for I forgive, they say I forget.-Eduardo Galeano. Genesis"Eduardo Hughes Galeano died today, Eduardo Hughes Galeano was a Latin Boom writer and journalist,