Elena Poniatowska
Author of Here's to You, Jesusa!
About the Author
Elena Poniatowska is the author of more than forty works, including the classic Massacre in Mexico and the novels Dear Diego and Tinisima (FSG, 1996). She lives in Mexico City. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Works by Elena Poniatowska
El burro que metio la pata/ The Donkey Who Put his Foot in his Mouth (Spanish Edition) (2007) 4 copies
Una charla con la escritora Elena Poniatowska — Author — 2 copies
Amanecer en el Zocalo: Los 50 dias que confrontaron a Mexico / Dawn in the Zocalo: the 50 Days That Confronted Mexico… (2007) 2 copies
Jesusa se fue a la bola 1 copy
Park Cinema 1 copy
Y DONDE QUIERA, LA LUZ 1 copy
MATERIAL DE LECTURA 10 1 copy
Poesía no completa: 1 1 copy
Associated Works
How I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and Life (2007) — Contributor — 53 copies
Underground River and Other Stories (Latin American Women Writers) (1986) — Foreword, some editions — 41 copies
Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women (2023) — Contributor — 20 copies
Introducción a la literatura hispanoamericana : de la conquista al siglo XX (1997) — Contributor — 20 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Poniatowska, Elena
- Legal name
- Amor, Princess Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska
- Birthdate
- 1932-05-19
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- France (birth)
Mexico - Country (for map)
- Mexico
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Places of residence
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Education
- Vouvray on the Loire
Liceo Franco-Mexicano
Eden Hall - Occupations
- journalist (Excélsior)
short story writer
essayist
novelist - Relationships
- Amor, Guadalupe (aunt)
Haro, Guillermo (m. 1968–1981)
Haro Poniatowski, Emmanuel (child)
Haro Poniatowski, Felipe (child)
Haro Poniatowska, Paula (child)
Poniatowski, Jean Joseph Évremond Sperry (father) (show all 8)
Amor Yturbe, María Dolores Paulette (mother)
Amor, Pita (aunt, poet) - Awards and honors
- Cervantes-Literaturpreis (2013)
Rómulo Gallegos Prize, 2007
Miguel de Cervantes Prize, 2013
Mazatlan Literature Prize (Premio Mazatlán de Literatura), 1971
first woman to win Mexico's National Journalism Prize (Premio Nacional de Periodismo), 1979
José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature in 2001 (show all 9)
Alfaguara Novel Prize
International Women's Media Foundation gave her the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006
Premio Iberoamericano, 2007 - Agent
- Susan Bergholz Literary Services
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Statistics
- Works
- 76
- Also by
- 21
- Members
- 1,877
- Popularity
- #13,719
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 48
- ISBNs
- 257
- Languages
- 10