World Literature Today, June 22nd, 1995
Amy Diane Prince's English version of Benita introduces us to the remarkable life of the Mexican political activist Benita Galeana. Ilan Stavans's foreword and Elena Poniatowska's introduction contextualize the testimonial nature of Galeana's memoirs, which were originally published in Spanish in 1940. Thirty vignettes thematically and chronologically arranged around the two headings "Childhood" and "In the Struggle" encapsulate epiphanic moments of a struggle which is both personal and political. A stark naturalistic tone colors the first section, which focuses on alcoholism, rural poverty, ...
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