Elena Poniatowska

Elena Poniatowska (born May 19, 1932 in Paris, France as Princess Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amelie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor) is a Polish-Mexican journalist and author. Image File history File links Elena_Poniatowska. ... Image File history File links Elena_Poniatowska. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Part of the Paris area skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and La Défense. ...

Poniatowska was born in Paris to Prince Jean Evremont Poniatowski Sperry and Paula Amor-Escandon. Her father was a Polish nobleman who was a direct descendant of King Stanislaus II of Poland, the last king of Poland. Her mother was a Mexican citizen of mixed French ancestry. For other persons named Stanisław Poniatowski, see Stanisław Poniatowski. ...

Poniatowska fled France with her mother from World War II. The family settled in Mexico City. In 1949 Elena was sent to study to the United States. She returned to Mexico in 1953 and started her career as journalist working for the Mexican newspaper La Jornada. This article is becoming very long. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced IPA: ) is the capital city of the nation of Mexico. ... La Jornada is one of Mexicos leading daily newspapers. ...

She is best known for her 1971 work La noche de Tlatelolco (published in English as Massacre in Mexico), in which she relates her interviews with survivors and families of those who died in the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City. Since then, her literary career has dwindled, while her prominence as a political figure in Mexico has increased. A 1978 silkscreen poster by Rini Templeton and Malaquías Montoya created to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the massacre. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced IPA: ) is the capital city of the nation of Mexico. ...

Since 2005 Poniatowska has been an active supporter of Andrés Manuel López Obrador; On April, 2006 she appeared in a series of television commercials denouncing the attempts of the other two major parties, particularly the National Action Party, to link López Obrador to leftist President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.[1] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (born 13 November 1953) is a Mexican politician, affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Action Party is the name of various political parties El Salvador - National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional) Mexico - National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional) See also: National Party, List of political parties. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... List of Presidents of Venezuela José Antonio Páez (1830-1835) José María Vargas (1835-1837) Carlos Soublette (1837-1839) José Antonio Páez (1839-1843) Carlos Soublette (1843-1847) José Tadeo Monagas (1847-1851) José Gregorio Monagas (1851-1855) José Tadeo Monagas (1855-1858) Julián Castro (1858... Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ) (born July 28, 1954) is the 53rd[1] and current President of Venezuela. ...

Controversy

In 1997, writer Luis González de Alba sued Poniatowska for plagiarism. He claimed that she copied fragments from Los días y los años for her book La noche de Tlatelolco. Losing the suit, Poniatowska was forced to reedit the book. [[2]]

Works

• 1954 - Lilus Kikus (Collection of Short Stories)
• 1969 - Hasta no verte, Jesus mío (Novel)
• 1971 - La noche de Tlatelolco, about the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre (Historic Account)
• 1980 - Fuerte es el silencio (Historic Account)
• 1988 - La flor de lis (Novel)
• 1988 - Nada, nadie. Las voces del temblor, about the 1985 Mexico City earthquake (Historic Account)
• 1991 - Tinísima (Novel)
• 1997 - Paseo de la Reforma (Novel)
• 2001 - La piel del cielo (Novel)
• 2003 - Tlapalería (Collection of Short Stories)

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Awards

• Premio Xavier Villaurrutia (declined, 1971)
• Premio Nacional de Periodismo (1979)
• Premio Alfaguara de Novela (2001)
• Legion de Honor del Gobierno de Francia (2004)

External links

• Official Site, Spanish only
• An interview with Elena Poniatowska, Spanish only