Eduardo Galeano was born September 3rd 1940, and died on April 13th 2015. It’s only because of the flood of obituaries that appeared online the week of his death that I learned of this extraordinary writer’s life and work, and all I can think to say is a sheepish:  better late than never . Still, in the light of what I know about Galeano today, and especially after having read his last book, the startling Children of the Days, A Calendar of Human History, I’m left scratching my head, wondering how his work could have escaped detection by my pretty … Continue reading EDUARDO GALEANO’S CHILDREN OF THE DAYS