Faces and Masks (Memory of Fire Book 2) (Volume 2)
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"A book as fascinating as the history it relates . . . Galeano is a satirist, realist, and historian." — Los Angeles Times For centuries, Europe's imperial powers brutally exploited the peoples and resources of the New World. While soldiers of fortune marched across continents in search of El Dorado, white settlers established plantations and trading posts along the coasts, altering the land and bringing disease and slavery with them. In the midst of a bloody collision of civilizations, the West has birthed new societies out of the old. In the second book of his Memory of Fire trilogy, Eduardo Galeano forges a new understanding of the Americas, history retold from a diverse collection of viewpoints. Spanning the end of empire and the age of revolutions, Faces and Masks brilliantly collects the strands of the past into an iridescent work of literature. Review: Thought provoking - This well documented 2nd volume of history of Latin America (I have read Part 1)picks up where the first story ends. Powerful and compelling. Each short section fits together with the whole to tell the story of contact in precise detail. I was not aware of the long-term, never ending stuggle by the underclass which continues to today. (Currently reading part 3). Highly recommend for anyone interested in Latin America. Review: Faces and Masks - It's worth a read. The entire trilogy. Expand your boundaries and histories. It's a fantastic anthology of stories Galeano artfully edits and makes his own.
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J**E
Thought provoking
This well documented 2nd volume of history of Latin America (I have read Part 1)picks up where the first story ends. Powerful and compelling. Each short section fits together with the whole to tell the story of contact in precise detail. I was not aware of the long-term, never ending stuggle by the underclass which continues to today. (Currently reading part 3). Highly recommend for anyone interested in Latin America.
E**S
Faces and Masks
It's worth a read. The entire trilogy. Expand your boundaries and histories. It's a fantastic anthology of stories Galeano artfully edits and makes his own.
A**N
Sour stories of Western world from the best story teller
Eduardo Galeano has been telling the real stories of the western world for a long time to wake Latin world up. Memory of Fire trilogy is one of the best eye opener book, I ever read
K**N
Forgot....
I must have enjoyed it - but at my age, I can't remember reading it!
K**R
Fascinating Book!
This book provides such a wonderful glimpse into Latin American life. I loved learning about the history of Latin America through the ancient accounts from the Mayans and Aztecs of creation stories to stories about conquest. This book is a great companion to a regular history book about Latin America and its European conquest.
B**Y
Vol. 2 of Memories of Fire
Part of a trilogy see the review of the last volume, "Century of Wind". This is an amazing work and a place to discover new territory.
W**E
One of the most important works of history in the ...
One of the most important works of history in the last 50 years. An absolutely unique way of telling history, a way that humbles the reader.
T**B
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