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Eduardo galeano 19402015 was the author of open veins of latin america, days and nights of love and war, the book of embraces, we say no, and other works. Publication date 1991 topics south america fiction. To me it is a splendid metaphor of writing in general and his writing in particular. In 1973, he fled to argentina, where he helped found the journal crisis with a friend, fico vogelius, who is fondly memorialized in the book of embraces. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes.
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