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

About the Author

Rigoberta Menchú 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.
*Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee*