The book of embraces
/ images and text by Eduardo Galeano ; translated by Cedric Belfrage with Mark Schafer
- New York : W.W. Norton , 1992, c1991.
- 281 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Translation of: El libro de los abrazos. Includes index
This literary scrapbook, mixing memoir, documentary, essay, and prose poem, defies clear-cut genre classification. Journalist/writer Galeano, who claims he writes for the downtrodden, infuses the people and subjects dear to him with his socialist viewpoint and ironic poignancy, typified by such pieces as ``Christmas Eve'' and ``Paradoxes.''