{"product_id":"9780987228314","title":"America My Brother, My Blood \/ America, Mi Hermano, Mi Sangre: A Latin American Song of Suffering and Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Guayasamín is one of the last crusaders of \u003ci\u003eimaginismo\u003c\/i\u003e . He is a creator of humanity in its broadest sense, of the living and historical imagination. His universe is sustaining although it threatens us like a cosmic disaster. Think before approaching his painting because it will not be easy to withdraw.\"—Pablo Neruda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To paint is to pray. To paint is to scream.\"—Oswaldo Guayasamín\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this breathtakingly beautiful book, excerpts from Pablo Neruda's \u003ci\u003eCanto General\u003c\/i\u003e are illustrated by Oswaldo Guayasamín's powerful work, bringing to life the battles, defeats, victories, and heroes of Latin America's history of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter their paths first crossed in Mexico, the Chilean poet and indigenous Ecuadoran painter developed a lifelong friendship based on mutual admiration, profound affection, and political solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Spanish and English text throughout, this book by two of Latin America's most beloved artists is a captivating, reasonably priced book for the holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePablo Neruda\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Latin America's best-loved poets, his most famous work being \u003ci\u003eCanto General\u003c\/i\u003e . Born in Chile, and widely respected for his outspoken political views, he died days after the coup against the popularly elected Allende government in September 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOswaldo Guayasamín\u003c\/b\u003e is generally considered Diego Rivera's successor as Latin America's most prominent painter. Deemed an expressionist, with evident indigenous roots, the humanist spirit of Guayasamín´s work reflects the pain and misery endured by much of humanity during the last century, but at the same time conveys a sense of human dignity and great tenderness. He died in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ocean Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029648851184,"sku":"9780987228314","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780987228314_p0.jpg?v=1763892423","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987228314","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}