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Hunter of Stories
Hunter of Stories | Eduardo Galeano
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The internationally acclaimed last work by the legendary Latin American writer Master storyteller Eduardo Galeano was unique among his contemporaries (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa among them) for his commitment to retelling our many histories, including the stories of those who were disenfranchised. A philosopher poet, his nonfiction is infused with such passion and imagination that it matches the intensity and the appeal of Latin America's very best fiction. Comprised of all new material, published here for the first time in a wonderful English translation by longtime collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano's final musings and stories on history, memory, humor, and tragedy. Written in his signature style--vignettes that fluidly combine dialogue, fables, and anecdotes--every page displays the original thinking and compassion that has earned Galeano decades and continents of renown.
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I checked this book out from my library so I could post some of the best parts (I read the audiobook). This is one of my favorite “stories.”

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This is a book of stories, no doubt, but the vast majority are a minute or shorter! Less than a handful are 3 or fewer minutes. It could be hard to grasp some of it since they are so short and I listened to it rather than read it. But some “stories” were so profound, I‘m going to have to find the IRL book. The author was from #Uruguay but he shared morsels from all over the world: quotes, news, history, thoughts. But I did love his references ⬇️

Texreader to his love of soccer (football) and the team from Uruguay that won the World Cup in 1950. The storyteller went from thoughtful and sedate to leaping out of the speakers with delight talking about soccer. While a few things I didn‘t like, including his reverence for some politics, I found this book so rewarding. A completely unexpected and delightful choice for #readingtheAmericas. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB 12mo
Librarybelle Sounds very interesting! 12mo
Aimeesue I always mean to read more Galeano. I read Children of the Days and really loved it. Such a different style. He says so much with so few words. 12mo
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Tagged. If he were alive and I could manage to schedule Thanksgiving dinner with him, it‘d be a fascinating conversation. I can‘t wait to review this book.

Who‘d you have dinner with?

Ruthiella Richard Osman. No doubt he would be charming! 😃 12mo
dabbe Leo Tolstoy. Or his translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Have no idea what I would say. 🤣 12mo
TheKidUpstairs Last completed - Travis Baldree. I feel like it would be a good time! 12mo
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Tamra I‘m guessing my dinner might be a tad awkward since I don‘t speak French. 😅 Reading Laurent Mauvignier. I can‘t even pronounce his last name. 12mo
AmandaBlaze Celia Krampien. Should be fun and maybe a little spooky. 12mo
RamsFan1963 I don't think that will be much fun for me, since James White is no longer among the living. He would have been a better Halloween dinner companion. 12mo
julesG Caimh (C.K.) McDonnell - this could get hilarious if he's as much fun in real life as on paper. I requested the ARC for the fourth Stranger Times novel 12mo
WorldsOkayestStepMom Leo Tolstoy, since I'm reading Anna Karenina. Or Alka Joshi I feel would be much better as I'm also reading 12mo
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My next audiobook is for #Uruguay for #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

One of my last two books for this challenge!

BarbaraBB Incredible 🙌🏽 12mo
Librarybelle Amazing!! 12mo
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