Story of the Parrot's Resurrection

Eduardo Galeano



Antonio Santos (sculptures)

«The man recovered his speech,
and explained that the parrot had drowned
And the girl had cried and the orange had undressed
And the fire had gone out and the wall had lost a stone.»

The death of the parrot saddened everyone: a girl, an orange, the fire, the wind... Their sadness was so great that news spread up to the heavens. How could happiness ever return? A legend from North East Brazil about death and rebirth, which Eduardo Galeano tells in simple words to create a profound, magical tale. Sculptures by Antonio Santos add extraordinary visual beauty to the story.

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Age 6 and up; 210 x 280 mm; 24 pp. Hardback

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Antonio Santos

Lupiñén, Huesca, 1955



He studied Fine Art at Barcelona University. A well-known painter, sculptor and graphic artist, his work includes: Y con la cebra que pasó (Sinsentido, 2000); Pancho y El viaje de Pancho (Kalandraka, 2005); La visita del vampiro (Siruela, 2005); Zoo (Sinsentido, 2006); Vacaciones en el Himalaya (Siruela, 2007); El sueño de Marta y El cumpleaños del Ratón (Anaya, 2007). His work has won the Daniel Gil Prize for Best Children’s Book 2003 and the Second National Illustration Prize 2004.

Published titles:
Story of the parrot's resurrection