Elena Poniatowska

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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1986
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Books in Order: 9 titles

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  • Leonora

  • Las Soldaderas: Women of the Mexican Revolution

    The photographs of Las Soldaderas and Elena Poniatowska’s remarkable commentary rescue the women of the Mexican Revolution from the dust and oblivion of history. These are the Adelitas and Valentinas celebrated in famous corridos mexicanos, but ...

  • The Heart Of The Artichoke

    In this collection of stories, Poniatowska weaves together the disparate lives that make up Mexico’s rich cultural tapestry. These are stories about servants and matriarchs, street sweepers and sorceresses, shop keepers, nannies, mothers, travelers...

  • Lilus Kikus and Other Stories by Elena Poniatowska

    Elena Poniatowska is recognized today as one of Mexico's greatest writers. Lilus Kikus, published in 1954, was her first book. However, it was labeled a children's book because it had a young girl as protagonist, it included illustrations, and the au...

  • The Skin of the Sky

    The Skin of the Sky is the fascinating and haunting story of the life of Lorenzo de Tena, a brilliant Mexican astronomer. Born in the 1930s, the illegitimate son of a businessman and a peasant woman, Lorenzo lives happily with his mother, brothers, a...

  • Here's to you, Jesusa!

    A remarkable novel that uniquely melds journalism with fiction, by Elena Poniatowska, the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Cervantes Prize


    Jesusa is a tough, fiery character based on a real working-class Mexican woman whose life spanned some o...

  • Tinisima

    For this fictionalized account of the life of Tina Modotti (1896-1942), Elena Poniatowska devoted ten years of research to fully understand the woman who was so caught up in the social and political turbulence of the pre-World War II decades.

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  • Until We Meet Again

  • Dear Diego

    Angelina Beloff, a romantic Russian exile and painter, continuously writes to Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, her companion of ten years, and although her letters are never answered, they eventually become a vehicle for her own personal expression and ...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Elena Poniatowska has published 9 books.

Elena Poniatowska does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Leonora, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Elena Poniatowska, Dear Diego, was published in May 1986.

No. Elena Poniatowska does not write books in series.
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