Biography EssayElena Poniatowska has devoted much of her fiction and journalism to giving a voice to the anonymous masses that do not have access to the printed word or to other modes of communication...
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Elena Poniatowska (born 1933) was a feminist Mexican journalist, novelist, essayist, and short-story writer.Elena Poniatowska was born on May 19, 1933, in Paris, France. Her father was French of Polis...
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Elena Poniatowska has devoted much of her fiction and journalism to giving a voice to the anonymous masses that do not have access to the printed word or to other modes of communication. In her chroni...
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In the following essay, Chevigny examines the effect wealth and social standing have on the women in Poniatowska's stories.
“We write in Latin America to reclaim a space to discover o...
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In the following essay, Shaw examines two themes prevalent in De noche vienes: the romantic relationships that women have with men and the relationships that women have with women of different social ...
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In the following essay, García states that Poniatowska's writing demonstrates her love for Mexico and all Mexicans.
I write in order to belong. Elena Poniatowska belongs to Mexico, to...
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In the following essay, Vargas studies the constant changes in power that occur in De noche vienes.
As the bulk of her fiction, her testimonial literature,1 her public lectures, and the criticism o...
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In the following review of Tinísima, Stevens praises Poniatowska's ability to bring out the many facets of Tina Modotti's life.
Tinisima is many books in one: a voluminous nove...
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In the following review, Coerver notes that although Nothing, Nobody: Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake is hard to follow due to its lack of organization, it remains a compelling story that makes a...
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In the following review, Solomon draws comparisons between ecstasy and pain in Dear Diego.
To appreciate what the gifted Mexican novelist Elena Poniatowska is up to in her extraordinary novella, De...
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In the following essay, Paul examines the meaning of the words, etchings, and spaces in Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela, and how they are important to understanding Quiela's situation.
In he...
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In the following essay, Jörgensen writes that Poniatowska's style of editing the various sources in La noche de Tlatelolco is superb and notes that this editing style gives the story mor...
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In the following interview conducted in May 1991, Conde and Poniatowska discuss the female protagonists in Poniatowska's stories.
Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska was a visiting lecturer at ...
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In the following review, McMurray rates his interest level in the various interviews that make up Todo México.
Elena Poniatowska (see WLT 66:1, p. 76) began her career as a journalist and ac...
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In the following review, Ferreira–Pinto states that although lengthy, Tinísima is an excellent depiction of Tina Modotti's life.
A common element in the work of the Mexican wri...
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In the following essay, Williams psychoanalyzes Jesusa, the main character of Hasta no verte Jesús mío.
During the last two decades critical attention has turned increasingly to women...
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In the following review, McMurray comments that although he enjoys Tinísima, he finds that the novel is weighted with too much unnecessary information.
Tina Modotti, for whom Tinísima...
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Elena Poniatowska
Elena Poniatowska
Critical Essay by Bell Gale Chevigny
