German Galeano Eduardo Hughes Mary (Montevideo, September 3, 1940), known as Eduardo Galeano is a Uruguayan journalist and writer Stig Dagerman prize winner, He is considered one of the foremost writers of Latin American literature,
His best-known book, Memory of Fire (1986) and The Open Veins of Latin America (1971), have been translated into twenty languages,His works transcend orthodox genres, combining documentary, fiction, journalism, political analysis, and history