I, Rigoberta Menchú
An Indian Woman in Guatemala

Reading through some of the reviews written by others, I've found that David Stoll's indictment of Menchu for not adhering to the "pure facts" is still alive and well in the academy. There seems to be a tendency to ignore some very important factors that lead to the creation of this book, particular......more

If you go into this book without knowing what it is, there's sortof a plot twist halfway through that's one of the better ones I've read. It's a true story! I just didn't predict this woman's reaction to her life. For the first half of the book, it's an oral history of a young peasant in Guatemala. S......more

This book is a memoir of Rigoberta Menchu's childhood and later years in Guatemala as an Indian woman. According to her story, she grew up uneducated in a small community with very strong rules and traditions. Her people, the Indians, were in conflict with the Ladinos (specifically the wealthy) for......more

Rigoberta Menchu has had an amazing journey, and this book is her testimony of the first twenty-five years of her life. She has since received the Nobel Peace Prize, started the country’s first indigenous political party and eventually she ran for president of Guatemala. She is a feminist and has de......more

Had been looking for a book related to Guatemala as am travelling there and this seemed like an obvious one but got totally put off after reading various reviews. After talking to people here in Guatemala, who say despite any inaccuracies (lies critics say) and despite her subsequent political caree......more