Hunter of Stories

A fearless and poetic final work by a legendary Latin American writer that masterfully blends history, social commentary, and personal ruminations to capture a brilliant mind at work, and a region in constant flux 

"More generous, wise, and wonderful than I dared hope." — Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger 

In Hunter of Stories, master storyteller Eduardo Galeano brings his signature style to the histories and political concerns that defined his career. In more than two-hundred vignettes, ranging from indigenous creation myths to personal reflections on mortality, Galeano captures how history, memory, and tragedy shaped the Latin American psyche.   

Comprised of all new material, published here for the first time in a wonderful English translation by longtime collaborator Mark Fried, Hunter of Stories is a deeply considered collection of Galeano’s final musings. In these pages, the transformative nature of personal struggle sits alongside the immensity of colonialism and history. Ever the philosopher poet, Hunters of Stories brims with passion, imagination, and an irreverent belief in the power of storytelling. Every page displays the original thinking and compassion that cemented Galeano as one of Latin America’s most important and enduring voices. 

• "This is Galeano's parting gift, arriving to us, like a message from another dimension, from beyond the grave. It is more generous, wise, and wonderful than I dared hope."
  Naomi Klein,author of No Is Not Enough
• "Galeano was a master of the shattered story. He had a way of making realism magical without being a magical realist. This book is yet another demonstration of his brilliance."
  Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things
• "Story-hunter and -gatherer Galeano has captured a covey of extraordinary tales from the wise everybodies of the world and from his own wise observations. They are medicine for our times-tales to break our hearts open and restore us our humanity. To experience them alone is transformational. But to watch them soar to their full potential, they must be released from captivity and read aloud."
  SandraCisneros, authorof House on Mango Street
• "Like a magician, combining on the page the arts of reading, storytelling and civic ethics, Eduardo Galeano conjures up for us long-forgotten images of our many worlds. If, as we have always suspected, our geographies spring from our stories, Galeano is our master geographer."
  Alberto Manguel, author of The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
• "Meticulously sculpted...with the lively and inimitable voice of a passionate rebel and storyteller... With a keen sense for ironic reversals and equal measures of sly humor, empathy, anguish, and hope, this compendium of bite-size stories of resistance (elegantly translated by longtime collaborator Fried) is a worthy addition to the celebrated oeuvre of a writer who remains a towering figure both as an artist and a voice of conscience across Latin America and the world."
  Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review
• "Bittersweet it is to read the final offering of a beloved, erudite, and wholly gifted author... In his nearly 75 years, Galeano continually spoke truth to power, yet also fostered beauty and a stylistic legacy all his own... Hunter of Stories is a fitting, final work of a man who spent his days (and undoubtedly so many nights) envisioning a finer world for all."
  
  
  Jeremy Garber, Powell's Books
• "A fitting final flourish for a literary giant of the Latin American left."
  Kirkus Reviews
• "[Galeano's] trenchant social critique and playful style suffuse these posthumously published vignettes: some deeply personal, many fiercely political, others simply wise and penetrating, and nearly all humorous, whether satirical or self-mocking... A swan song from one of Latin America's greatest storytellers, this work is rich with social conscience, humor, insight, outrage, and love. Recommended to all."
  Library Journal, Starred Review
• "Arranged with a novelist's gift for narrative sequence, a journalist's skepticism, and a storyteller's flair for dramatic tension... Each brief entry provides a snapshot into the rich imagination of one of the twentieth century's finest writers... A fitting finale for a lifetime of incisive writing."
  Booklist, Starred Review
• "Hunter of Stories is a fitting bookend to Galeano's impressive literary career and a necessary book for all those who, like the author, care for the suffering of others and believe in the power of words to change minds and, perhaps, the world."
  World Literature Today
• "A highly satisfying final collection of the great Latin American writer's ­signature ­vignettes, a swirling mix of history, philosophy, fable, poetry, ­humor, memory and conscience."
  Wall Street Journal