I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in GuatemalaVerso, 1984 - 251 σελίδες Her story reflects the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today. Rigoberta 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 catechist work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. The anthropologist Elisabeth Burgos-Debray, herself a Latin American woman, conducted a series of interviews with Rigoberta Menchu. The result is a book unique in contemporary literature which records the detail of everyday Indian life. Rigoberta’s gift for striking expression vividly conveys both the religious and superstitious 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. |
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... earth . Our parents tell us : ' Children , the earth is the mother of man , because she gives him food . ' This is especially true for us whose life is based on the crops we grow . Our people eat maize , beans and plants . We can't eat ...
... earth . Our parents tell us : ' Children , the earth is the mother of man , because she gives him food . ' This is especially true for us whose life is based on the crops we grow . Our people eat maize , beans and plants . We can't eat ...
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... earth , water and maize , which is the food of man . We believe ( and this has been passed down to us by our ancestors ) that our people are made of maize . We're made of white maize and yellow maize . We must remember this . We put a ...
... earth , water and maize , which is the food of man . We believe ( and this has been passed down to us by our ancestors ) that our people are made of maize . We're made of white maize and yellow maize . We must remember this . We put a ...
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... earth between the earth and the mother . The earth gives food and the woman gives life . Because of this closeness the woman must keep this respect for the earth as a secret of her own . The relationship between the mother and the earth ...
... earth between the earth and the mother . The earth gives food and the woman gives life . Because of this closeness the woman must keep this respect for the earth as a secret of her own . The relationship between the mother and the earth ...
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First visit to the finca Life in the finca | 21 |
Chapter VII | 38 |
Chapter X | 56 |
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