Elena Poniatowska: An Intimate Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816525013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Although her works treat polemical and urgent themes, theyhave enjoyed great public success, as attested by the many editions of her work.” —Dictionary of Literary Biography, Second Edition. “Poniatowska ranks among the most distinguished women writers of Mexico today
Available in English for the first time, this insightful book includes 40 photographs and drawings and an annotated bibliography of Poniatowska’s works—those that have already been translated into English and those awaiting translation.. Descended from the last king of Poland, born in France, educated at a British grade school in Mexico and a Catholic high school in the United States, Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amelie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor—otherwise known as Elena—is a passionate, socially conscious writer who is widely known in Mexico and who deserves to be better known everywhere else. With his subject’s complete cooperation (she granted him access to fifty years of personal files), Michael Schuessler provides the first critical biography of Poniatowska’s life and work. She is perhaps best known outside of Mexico as the author of Massacre in Mexico (La noche de Tlatelolco) and Here’s to You, Jesusa! (Hasta no verte, Jesús mío). Schuessler, who befriended Poniatowska more than fifteen years ago, is a knowledgeabl