Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchu, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchu suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. Menchu vividly conveys the traditional beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman.

The best-selling account of the life of Latin American peasant woman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

About the Author
Rigoberta Menchu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala.

Reviews
A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism ... A call to conscience. * Nation *
A fascinating and moving description of the culture of an entire people. * Times (London) *
A cornerstone of the multicultural canon. * Chronicle of Higher Education *
An extraordinary document. -- Francis Sejersted * Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee *



Book Information
ISBN 9781844674183
Author Rigoberta Menchu
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 395g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 25mm