Beautiful People and Beautiful Events
There are many ways to touch people’s hearts and inspire their lives. Elena Poniatowska Amor ♥♥♥♥ has done so through an amazing writing career that spans more than 50 years. As a dedicated journalist with the Mexican newspaper Novedades, Ms. Poniatowska’s writing has been recognized through numerous awards, and her works, which champion equality, humanitarianism and human rights, particularly for women, have been translated into many languages Besides her career as a journalist, Ms. Poniatowska has
written more than 20 novels, numerous short stories, essays, a play
and “testimonial narratives” (chronicles of events compiled
from eyewitness interviews). In 1979, she received the National Journalism
Prize of Mexico, awarded in recognition of writing achievements and
contributions to the community. Ms. Poniatowska also received a Guggenheim
Fellowship in 1993 and the Mazatlan Prize for Literature twice. At
the age of 74, Ms. Poniatowska continues to live and write in Mexico.
Through her noble works and several decades of inspired and touching
writing, Elena Poniatowska has shed light on human rights and humanitarian
issues, benefiting the world in which we live.
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