Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Marilena recommends "Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone"

Eduardo H. Galeano, noted Uruguayan author, runs through 5000 years of history taking snapshots of moments in time from a slightly different angle than one might find in a history textbook, if at all. Easy to read, some funny, some sad, always ironic, the vignettes are half page each. Only the title suggests their purpose to be mirrors to who we are today.

Suitable for an adult audience or young adults with strong knowledge of world history.

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