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Biography
Eduardo Hughes Galeano 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' and 'Memoria del fuego'.
Awards & recognition
- Medalla Delmira Agustini · 2014
- José María Arguedas Prize · 2011
- Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award — Sports Journalism · 2010
- Stig Dagerman Prize · 2010
- Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize · 1999
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- American Book Awards · 1989
- Neustadt International Prize — Literature · 2002 · nominated
- Neustadt International Prize — Literature · 1992 · nominated
