WRITER

Eduardo Galeano

1940 - 2015

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Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano (Spanish: [eˈðwaɾðo ɣaleˈano]; 3 September 1940 – 13 April 2015) was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "a literary giant of the Latin American left" and "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters". Galeano's best-known works are Las venas abiertas de América Latina (Open Veins of Latin America, 1971) and Memoria del fuego (Memory of Fire, 1982–6). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Galeano is the 744th most popular writer (down from 665th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Uruguayan Writer.

Eduardo Galeano is most famous for his book "Memory of Fire" which is an epic history of Latin America.

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Among writers, Eduardo Galeano ranks 744 out of 7,302. Before him are Louise Hay, Emilio Salgari, Iris Murdoch, John le Carré, Sinclair Lewis, and Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy. After him are Edmond Rostand, Jean Froissart, Antoine Galland, Elisabeth of Wied, Claudian, and Edgar Wallace.

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Among people born in 1940, Eduardo Galeano ranks 64. Before him are John Lewis, Paolo Borsellino, Nancy Pelosi, Thomas A. Steitz, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and Roberto Cavalli. After him are Astrud Gilberto, René Auberjonois, Mario Andretti, H. R. Giger, Fatema Mernissi, and Toshihide Maskawa. Among people deceased in 2015, Eduardo Galeano ranks 38. Before him are Manoel de Oliveira, Richard F. Heck, Otto Carius, Tariq Aziz, Maya Plisetskaya, and Zito. After him are Alcides Ghiggia, Wes Craven, Benedict Anderson, Douglass North, Fatema Mernissi, and James Last.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Eduardo Galeano ranks 6 out of 444. Before him are José Mujica (1935), Tabaré Vázquez (1940), Comte de Lautréamont (1846), José Leandro Andrade (1901), and Luis Suárez (1987). After him are Alcides Ghiggia (1926), José Nasazzi (1901), Juan Alberto Schiaffino (1925), Héctor Scarone (1898), Óscar Tabárez (1947), and José Gervasio Artigas (1764).

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Among WRITERS In Uruguay

Among writers born in Uruguay, Eduardo Galeano ranks 2. Before him are Comte de Lautréamont (1846). After him are Mario Benedetti (1920), Jules Laforgue (1860), Juan Carlos Onetti (1909), Horacio Quiroga (1878), Jules Supervielle (1884), Delmira Agustini (1886), Cristina Peri Rossi (1941), Juana de Ibarbourou (1892), José Enrique Rodó (1871), and Ida Vitale (1923).

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