Genesis: Memory of Fire, Volume 1
Eduardo Galeano&lsquo;s works, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages, includeMemory of Fire(three volumes);Open Veins of Latin America;Soccer in Sun and Shadow;Days and Nights of Love and War;The Books of Embraces;Upside Down; andMirrors. Born in Montevideo, he lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for years before returning to Uruguay. He was the recipient of the first Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom and the front-runner for Spain's esteemed Cervantes award.