Memory of Fire Trilogy. Volume I: Memory of Fire. Volume II: Faces & Masks. Volume III: Century of the Wind

Galeano, Eduardo. Translated by Cedric Belfrage

Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1988

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Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf of all three volumes ("from Eduardo to _______ | Palo Alto / 95"). 293, 276, and 315 pp. Octavos [23 cm]; perfect bound, full color illustrated covers. All three volumes are in very good condition, with just a bit of rubbing, sun fading, and light soiling to the covers. Internally clean, bright, and unmarked. All three volumes of Galeano's magnum opus in American/English paperbacks, each one inscribed and signed by the author. Eduardo Galeano s Memory of Fire Trilogy defies categorization or perhaps creates its own. It is a passionate, razor-sharp, lyrical history of North and South America, from the birth of the continent s indigenous peoples through the end of the twentieth century. The three volumes form a haunting and dizzying whole that resurrects the lives of Indians, conquistadors, slaves, revolutionaries, poets, and more. The first book, Genesis, pays homage to the many origin stories of the tribes of the Americas, and paints a verdant portrait of life in the New World through the age of the conquistadors. The second book, Faces and Masks, spans the two centuries between the years 1700 and 1900, in which colonial powers plundered their newfound territories, ultimately giving way to a rising tide of dictators. And in the final installment, Century of the Wind, Galeano brings his story into the twentieth century, in which a fractured continent enters the modern age as popular revolts blaze from North to South.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory of Fire Trilogy. Volume I: Memory of Fire. Volume II: Faces & Masks. Volume III: Century of the Wind
• Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1988
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Later printings.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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