Name: Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake
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Author: Poniatowska, Elena
ISBN: 9781566393454

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Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elena Poniatowska

Publisher

Temple University Press

Year

1995

Language

English

Pages

327

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.8 x 15.3 x 2.4 cm

Weight

0.56 kg.

ISBN

1566393450

ISBN13

9781566393454

Synopsis "Nothing, Nobody: The Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake"

In September 19, 1985, a powerful earthquake hit Mexico City in the early morning hours. Written by a Mexican journalist, this book chronicles the disintegration of the city's physical and social structure, the widespread grassroots organizing against government corruption and incompetence, and the reliency of the human spirit.

Elena Poniatowska

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Elena Poniatowska (Paris, 1932), Mexican writer and journalist of French-Polish origin, arrived in Mexico at the age of nine fleeing World War II. After studying in a religious boarding school in the U.S., she began her career at the newspaper Excelsior and established herself as a key voice in journalism and Spanish literature. Founder of media outlets like La Jornada and magazines like Fem, she combined her literary work with social and feminist activism. Author of emblematic works such as La noche de Tlatelolco (chronicle of the 1968 student movement) and novels like Leonora (about Leonora Carrington), she has received awards such as the Cervantes (2013), the Alfaguara (2001), and the Rómulo Gallegos (2007). Her works span novels, essays, poetry, and children's literature, always with a commitment to justice and historical memory.

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