Elena Poniatowska Interview with The Paris Review (2018)
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Our current president, Enrique Peña Nieto, could not name three books he had read and finally was obliged to fall back on the Bible. Too bad he doesn’t read the Mexican Constitution before going to bed. At least it would have something to do with his job!
— Elena Poniatowska on Enrique Peña Nieto
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About Elena Poniatowska
Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor (born May 19, 1932), known professionally as Elena Poniatowska, is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in works on social and political issues focused on those considered to be disenfranchised especially women and the poor.
About Elena Poniatowska
Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor (born May 19, 1932), known professionally as Elena Poniatowska, is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in works on social and political issues focused on those considered to be disenfranchised especially women and the poor.
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