Eduardo Galeano 1940 - 2015

[RodalfoWalsh]

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1784033-murio-el-escritor-uruguayo-eduardo-galeano-a-los-74-anos

Although I have a slight desire to strangle anybody who starts quoting me from open veins, I've always loved his writing.

Espejos is one of my favorite pieces of present day Latin American literature.

RIP

 

[Matiasba]

I always liked what he said, how he said it, his fine irony, a resource he used so much, and he also loved football (in fact he wrote one of the best football books ever!)

what a pity.

 

[camberiu]

One of the greatest con artists in Latin America history. He refined the classic "It is not our fault, we are poor because of the evil Yankees" into an art. I was one who felt for his bullshit during my younger years. Good riddance.

 

[Matiasba]

One of the greatest con artists in Latin America history. He refined the classic "It is not our fault, we are poor because of the evil Yankees" into an art. I was one who felt for his bullshit during my younger years. Good riddance.

Fortunately, he had great recognition world wide, as well as Cortazar. They had the same political posture. They were both considered of the greatest of Latin America in its history. Deal with that.

 

[Rich One]

One of the greatest con artists in Latin America history. He refined the classic "It is not our fault, we are poor because of the evil Yankees" into an art. I was one who felt for his bullshit during my younger years. Good riddance.

Galeano participated of the BA book Fair and recognized that what he wrote in his book Open Veins is no longer valid and obsolete, he admitted that when he wrote the book he new little about Politics and Economics...!


Eduardo Galeano: "wouldn't read again Open Veins of Latin America"

The Uruguayan writer was terse with his landmark book. "I had no knowledge of economics or politics when I wrote it," he said.


http://translate.goo...tml&prev=search

http://en.wikipedia....f_Latin_America

 

[camberiu]

Fortunately, he had great recognition world wide, as well as Cortazar. They had the same political posture. They were both considered of the greatest of Latin America in its history. Deal with that.

Yeah, I really give a shit about their "recognition". Deal with that....

 

[camberiu]

Eduardo Galeano: "would'nt read again Open Veins of Latin America"

The Uruguayan writer was terse with his landmark book. "I had no knowledge of economics or politics when I wrote it,"

It takes one hell of a con artist, combined with a very ignorant readership for a guy like that to be able to publish what was considered the seminal book on Latin American history and politics. The fact that he and his book are worshipped at UBA, even after his admission, should be enough evidence that people should run from that place.

 

[Matiasba]

The fact that he and his book are worshipped at UBA even after his admission should be enough evidence that people should run from that place.

In fact in Social Sciences they do not use it to teach, or read, or worship in any way, as it lacks its status of history book, or is not written by an historian. It is good for a lego, to learn something, to have some clue, an overview perhaps, but it lacks of a scientific value and despite they like it, does not provide social analysis. I dont know in Filosofia y Letras, where History is, but I doubt they use it or adore it too.

 

[camberiu]

Right.....

http://www.econ.uba.ar/www/servicios/biblioteca/bibliotecadigital/andrieu/pdf/CD-LIBRO-9/index9.htm

 

[Matiasba]

Right.....

http://www.econ.uba....RO-9/index9.htm

Google a little better. Not only is Facultad de Economia; what you are quoting also is in fact a critic to the book written by the director of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Here is an article with the same name in La Nacion.