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Elena Poniatowska


Born
in Paris, France
May 19, 1932

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Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor was born on May 19, 1933, in Paris, France. Her father was French of Polish ancestry and her mother a Mexican who was raised in France. When she was nine Poniatowska's family moved to México City. She grew up speaking French and learned English in a private British school. However, her knowledge of Spanish came from talking with the maids, so her written Spanish was largely colloquial. Poniatowska developed ties with the Mexican lower class in her youth and thus gained a sense of belonging to and an understanding of the Mexican culture. She felt and thought of herself as completely Mexican and of Spanish as her native language. Her works include characters who belong to the under ...more

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La noche de Tlatelolco

4.17 avg rating — 4,155 ratings — published 1971 — 37 editions
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Leonora

4.11 avg rating — 2,689 ratings — published 2011 — 30 editions
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Querido Diego, te abraza Qu...

3.76 avg rating — 2,606 ratings — published 2011 — 45 editions
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Here's to You, Jesusa!

3.98 avg rating — 1,509 ratings — published 1969 — 44 editions
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La piel del cielo

3.61 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 1992 — 30 editions
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Tinisima

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4.08 avg rating — 799 ratings — published 1992 — 33 editions
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De noche vienes

3.67 avg rating — 850 ratings — published 1985 — 17 editions
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Paseo de la Reforma

3.45 avg rating — 895 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions
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Las siete cabritas

4.11 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions
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Dos veces única

3.92 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions
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“La finalidad de la vida no es prosperar sino transformarse. Cuando uno se lanza a lo desconocido se salva.”
Elena Poniatowska, Leonora

“Todos estamos tan llenos de retratos interiores, tan llenos de paisajes no vividos.”
Elena Poniatowska

“Allí donde no le entiendas, en los espacios blancos, en los huecos, pon: Te quiero.”
Elena Poniatowska.

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