Here's to You, Jesusa! (Paperback)

Jesusa is a tough, fiery character based on a real working-class Mexican woman whose life spanned some of the seminal events of early twentieth-century Mexican history. Having joined a cavalry unit during the Mexican Revolution, she finds herself at the Revolution's end in Mexico City, far from her native Oaxaca, abandoned by her husband and working menial jobs. So begins Jesusa's long history of encounters with the police and struggles against authority. Mystical yet practical, undaunted by hardship, Jesusa faces the obstacles in her path with gritty determination. Here in its first English translation, Elena Poniatowska's rich, sensitive, and compelling blend of documentary and fiction provides a unique perspective on history and the place of women in twentieth-century Mexico.

General

Imprint:	The Penguin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	November 2002
Authors:	Elena Poniatowska
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-200122-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-14-200122-8
Barcode:	9780142001226

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