Rigoberta menchu biography quichemaya activist from guatemala2. Rigoberta menchus i, rigoberta menchu an indian woman in guatemala is a combination autobiography and description of the maya guerrilla movement that mobilized to combat the military government during the period of 19701996. Incluso su familia padre, madre y hermano, fueron asesinados por grupos del ejercito. Rigoberta menchu is a worldwide symbol of courage in the continuing fight of. Rigoberta menchu tum is a guatemalan activist for native rights and winner of the 1992 nobel peace prize. Rigoberta menchu books list of books by author rigoberta menchu. She is the subject of the testimonial biography i, rigoberta menchu 1983. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Learn more about her life and career, including her acclaimed, though controversial, autobiography, i, rigoberta menchu 1983. Her community was poor, so she grew up working on farms and plantations six months out of the year to help support her family. Rigoberta menchu s most popular book is i, rigoberta menchu. Rigoberta menchu tum is a kiche indigenous feminist and human rights activist from guatemala.
Menchu has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of guatemalas. Rigoberta menchus most popular book is i, rigoberta menchu. This book recounts the remarkable life of rigoberta menchu, a. Her family was a part of the quiche sect of mayans. In it she details her continuing work and struggles after receiving the nobel peace prize in 1992. Rigoberta menchu has 19 books on goodreads with 10050 ratings. Rigoberta menchu tum was born january 9, 1959 to vicente menchu and juana tum in chimel, guatemala and is one of nine children. In 1981, rigoberta menchu had to go into hiding in guatemala, and then flee to mexico. She learned spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of. Rigoberta menchu author of i, rigoberta menchu goodreads.
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