Elena Poniatowska is recognised today as one of Mexico's greatest
writers. 'Lilus Kikus,' published in 1954, was her first book.
However, it was labelled a children's book because it had a young
girl as protagonist, it included illustrations, and the author was
an unknown woman. 'Lilus Kikus' has not received the critical
attention or a translation into English it deserved, until now.
Accompanying 'Lilus Kikus' in this first American edition are four
of Poniatowska's short stories with female protagonists, only one
of which has been previously published in English. Poniatowska is
admired today as a feminist, but in 1954, when 'Lilus Kikus'
appeared, feminism didn't have broad appeal. Twenty-first-century
readers will be fascinated by the way Poniatowska uses her child
protagonist to point out the flaws in adult society. Each of the
drawings by the great surrealist Leonora Carrington that accompany
the chapters in 'Lilus Kikus' expresses a subjective, interiorised
vision of the child character's contemplations on life.
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