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A Superb 2009 Interview with Eduardo Galeano

14 Apr 2015

Uruguayan anti-capitalist writer, Eduardo Galeano, died on Monday, April 13, 2015 aged 74. In this 2009 interview, he talks about his penultimate book, “Mirrors: Stories of almost everyone”, a book comprising his reflections on the lives of the invisible and oppressed.

Galeano said, “We are afraid because the owners of power are also the owners of a big factory of fear. The world is a big factory of fear…You are afraid of losing your job or not finding a job or losing your house…"

Watch this interview to hear one of the world’s greatest writers reading from his book and talking about his insights into what ails humanity.

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