Eduardo Hughes Galeano ( Spanish: Eduardo Hughes Galeano ; September 3, 1940 - April 13, 2015 ) - Uruguayan journalist, writer and left- wing politician.
| Eduardo Galeano | |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano | |
 Eduardo Galeano | |
| Birth name | |
| Date of Birth | September 3, 1940 |
| Place of Birth | Montevideo , Uruguay |
| Date of death | April 13, 2015 ( 74) |
| Place of death | Montevideo , Uruguay |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years of creativity | 1956 - 2015 |
| Direction | politics |
| Genre | journalism |
| Language of Works | Spanish |
| Awards | [d] American Book Award ( 1989 ) [d] ( 2010 ) [d] ( 1999 ) [d] ( 2011 ) |
Biography
Born in the capital of Uruguay Montevideo in 1940. Among his ancestors were the British, Spaniards, Italians, Germans.
At age 13, he began writing political commentaries for a local newspaper. Later he worked as an editor of various newspapers and magazines (including the magazine Christianity and Revolution ), editor-in-chief of the newspaper of the University of Montevideo and the weekly journal Marcha, and also director of the daily Época (Epoch).
After the military coup, he fled the country, from 1973 to 1976 he lived in exile in Argentina , where he organized and headed the magazine Crisis . However, then a right-wing dictatorship was established there, and Galeano again became a political emigrant. Until 1984, he lived in Spain, after which he returned to his homeland.
The author of dozens of books translated into 20 languages of the world, many essays.
In the elections in Uruguay, he supported the left wide front . On January 26, 2006 , together with Gabriel García Márquez , Frey Betto , Pablo Milanes , Ernesto Sabato and other famous cultural figures, Galeano demanded the independence of Puerto Rico .
April 13, 2015 he died in Montevideo from lung cancer [1] .
Publications
- Los días siguientes ( 1963 )
- China ( 1964 )
- Guatemala, país ocupado ( 1967 )
- Reportajes ( 1967 )
- Los fantasmas del día del león y otros relatos ( 1967 )
- Su majestad el fútbol ( 1968 )
- ¡Manos arriba!
- Las venas abiertas de América Latina ( 1971 )
- Siete imágenes de Bolivia ( 1971 )
- Violencia y enajenación ( 1971 )
- Crónicas latinoamericanas ( 1972 )
- Vagamundo ( 1973 )
- La canción de nosotros ( 1975 )
- Conversaciones con Raimón ( 1977 )
- Días y noches de amor y de guerra ( 1978 )
- La piedra arde ( 1980 )
- Voces de nuestro tiempo ( 1981 )
- Memoria del fuego ( 1982 - 1986 )
- Aventuras de los jóvenes dioses ( 1984 )
- Ventana sobre Sandino ( 1985 )
- Contraseña ( 1985 )
- La encrucijada de la biodiversidad colombiana ( 1986 )
- El descubrimiento de América que todavía no fue y otros escritos ( 1986 )
- El tigre azul y otros artículos ( 1988 )
- Entrevistas y artículos ( 1962 - 1987 ) ( 1988 )
- El libro de los abrazos ( 1989 )
- Nosotros decimos no ( 1989 )
- América Latina para entenderte mejor ( 1990 )
- Palabras: antología personal ( 1990 )
- Ser como ellos y otros artículos ( 1992 )
- Amares ( 1993 )
- Las palabras andantes ( 1993 )
- Úselo y tírelo ( 1994 )
- El fútbol a sol y sombra ( 1995 )
- Patas arriba: Escuela del mundo al revés ( 1998 )
- Bocas del Tiempo ( 2004 )
- Carta al señor futuro ( 2007 )
- Espejos. Una historia casi universal ( 2008 )
Awards and Prizes
- 1975 - Award "House of the Americas"
- 1978 - Award "House of the Americas"
- 1992 - Nominated for the Neustadt Literary Prize
- 2002 - Nominated for the Neustadt Literary Prize
- 2011 - Award "House of the Americas"
- 2011 - Honorary Doctor of Science ( Cuio National University , Argentina )
Notes
Links
- Famous Latin American writer - Eduardo Galeano
- On Tiwy.com
- On Left.ru
- Eduardo Galeano. Opened veins of Latin America. - M .: Progress, 1986.
- Eduardo Galeano. Political Essays
- Eduardo Galeano. World upside down
- Eduardo Galeano. Memorable day (story)
- Eduardo Galeano. Award sheet