Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano has become a household name after Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez presented Barack Obama with "The Open Veins of Latin America" at the Summit of the Americas. Though that is his best-known book, Galeano has written dozens of other books on topics like Latin American history, war, and even soccer. Though he’s mostly identified as a progressive writer, he has sometimes attacked leftists like those who blast soccer for ideological reasons.
Galeano appeared last week on “Democracy Now!” where he revealed his reluctance on being a best-seller and reads from his latest text- “Mirrors”. Fast-forward to about the 14:30 mark in the video below to listen to a marvelous interview with the famed author:
Online Sources- Democracy Now!, The Latin Americanist, Wikipedia
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