Latin American Revolution - Essential works

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There are a few books by Eduardo Galeano that should be read by anyone interested in Latin American revolution and it's roots.

Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina [Latin America's Open Veins]
By: Eduardo Galeano

Memoria del fuego [Memory of Fire]
By Eduardo Galeano
This is a trilogy of books (Genesis, Faces and Masks, and Century of the Wind) that cover the entire history of Latin America up to the late 80's in a very interesting way. This is a great trilogy and an absolute pleasure to read.

Galeano is a highly respected author among Latin revolutionary circles. He writes in Spanish, but I have included traslations of his titles. I know these books have been translated to English. If you really want to get a feel for why insurrection exists in Latin America, read these books. The writing is brilliant! I just hope that the English translations do them justice.

Tengan la suma solidaridad con sus hermanos y hermanas de America Latina que luchan por los derechos más fundamentales.

[andresG]

My father introduced Eduardo Galeano to me at an early age. I remember him reading to me each night a small passage from Memoria del Fuego (El siglo del viento) and he would explain to me what Eduardo Galeano was writing about. This started the formation of my ideas and thinking.