| Walking Words: With Woodcuts by Jose Francisco Borges Contributor(s): Galeano, Eduardo (Author), Fried, Mark (Translator), Borges, Jose Francisco (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0393315142 ISBN-13: 9780393315141 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1997 Annotation: The author of Memory of Fire presents a brilliant feat of storytelling inspired by the folklore of rural and urban Latin America. Beautifully illustrated by Brazilian woodcut artist Jose Francisco Borges, these tales are testaments to the power of stories to make and remake and enchant the world. Featured on National Public Radio. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 863 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.09" W x 7.96" (0.90 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Walking Words world-renowned author Eduardo Galeano draws on the folklore of rural and urban Latin America to discover and retell the stories of ghouls and fools that Id like to write. These tales are beautifully illustrated by his collaborator, the Brazilian woodcut artist José Francisco Borges, and become testaments to the power of stories to make and remake and enchant the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Galeano, Eduardo: - Eduardo Galeano (1940--2015) 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. |