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Elena Poniatowska
Book List in Order: 9 titles
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Dear Diego
- May-1986
- / General Fiction
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Angelina Beloff, a romantic Russian exile and painter, continuously writes to Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, her companion of ten years, and although her letters are never answered, they eventually become a vehicle for her own personal expression and ...
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Here's to you, Jesusa!
- Feb-2001
- / General Fiction
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A remarkable novel that uniquely melds journalism with fiction, by Elena Poniatowska, the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Cervantes Prize
Jesusa is a tough, fiery character based on a real working-class Mexican woman whose life spanned some o... -
The Skin of the Sky
- Oct-2004
- / Science Fiction
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The Skin of the Sky is the fascinating and haunting story of the life of Lorenzo de Tena, a brilliant Mexican astronomer. Born in the 1930s, the illegitimate son of a businessman and a peasant woman, Lorenzo lives happily with his mother, brothers, a...
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Lilus Kikus and Other Stories by Elena Poniatowska
- Nov-2005
- / General Fiction
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Elena Poniatowska is recognized today as one of Mexico's greatest writers. Lilus Kikus, published in 1954, was her first book. However, it was labeled a children's book because it had a young girl as protagonist, it included illustrations, and the au...
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The Heart Of The Artichoke
- Jan-2012
- / Literary
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In this collection of stories, Poniatowska weaves together the disparate lives that make up Mexico’s rich cultural tapestry. These are stories about servants and matriarchs, street sweepers and sorceresses, shop keepers, nannies, mothers, travelers...
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Las Soldaderas: Women of the Mexican Revolution
- Jan-2014
- / General Fiction
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The photographs of Las Soldaderas and Elena Poniatowska’s remarkable commentary rescue the women of the Mexican Revolution from the dust and oblivion of history. These are the Adelitas and Valentinas celebrated in famous corridos mexicanos, but ...
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