First published 2013
Unfurling like a medieval book of days, Children of the Days resurrects the unsung heroes who have fallen off the historical map. From the Brazilians who staged a "smooch-in" to protest a dictatorship to the Persian grand vizier who saved books by caravan, these stories recover our darkest hours and sweetest victories. Galeano's lyrical vignettes inspire us to remember - and to fight against tyranny, greed, and collective amnesia.
Genres: history, literary-fiction, biography-memoir, activism
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: collective-amnesia, unsung-heroes
Setting: Brazil, Persia
Period: Medieval, 20th-Century
423 pages · Hardcover · Nation Books