Year 1982. A world of ancient cultures and rare subtlety comes to slap the impudent face of the all-consuming society of the 'civilized' nations, with the mere revelation of the blood that flows ceaselessly from its open veins, as it writhes elsewhere on the verge of death, and elsewhere fighting for the right to exist.
If the nightmares of humanity have long ceased to belong to the realm of metaphysical fears, this book by Eduardo Galeano belongs to those horrifying nightmares of the 20th century, which have a material existence and an even more tangible target: the awakening of the guilt of the sated societies that are ready, once again, to accept without protest the insult of a third world war in the name of consumer freedom and 'free' trade.
The presentation of documents, the thrilling structure of the book, and its raw sincerity bring to light the unspeakable crime committed by the enlightened despotisms of Europe - Spain, France, England, Netherlands, Germany - during the discovery of America, and what is being committed today, worthy successors, by the United States.
The 'Open Veins of Latin America' shine mercilessly. After reading this book, no one on earth will be able to claim the right that they do not know. What happens with the complicity of convenient ignorance, the indifference that lurks, and the hypocrisy. A bestseller in all the countries where it was published.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
