Elena Poniatowska (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition)
Elena Poniatowska (poh-nyah-TOW-skah) is best known for her journalistic work, a career launched by chance when, in 1954, she interviewed the U.S. ambassador the day after meeting him at a cocktail party. Poniatowska has dedicated her writing to recording a wide spectrum of Mexican life, from the country’s power elite to marginalized peasant populations. In 1978 she became the first woman in Mexico awarded the Premio Nacional de Periodismo, the country’s most prestigious prize in journalism.
Dialogue serves as a foundation for most of her literary production. Poniatowska’s...
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