Book Review Thread - Beyond Tiki

A amiotiki Member Wilson, North Carolina Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 125	A amiotiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 23, 2006 7:53 AM On 2006-03-22 21:40, Jungle Trader wrote: Just finished reading "I Rigoberta Menchu" An Indian Woman in Guatemala. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. It seemed slow reading for the first half of the book, then it picked up. It's much the same thing that has happened to all Indians worldwide. I've heard she is curently still in exile in Canada. I had to read this book for my cultural anth graduate course...a good read. Interesting follow up - apparently most of her story was fabricated. Rigoberta blames her writing partner, who in turn blames Rigoberta...quite a controversy. The story is probably a composite of the experiences of many different people in Guatemala - they're just not Rigoberta's. hmmm. amiotiki

On 2006-03-22 21:40, Jungle Trader wrote:
Just finished reading "I Rigoberta Menchu" An Indian Woman in Guatemala. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. It seemed slow reading for the first half of the book, then it picked up. It's much the same thing that has happened to all Indians worldwide. I've heard she is curently still in exile in Canada.

I had to read this book for my cultural anth graduate course...a good read. Interesting follow up - apparently most of her story was fabricated. Rigoberta blames her writing partner, who in turn blames Rigoberta...quite a controversy. The story is probably a composite of the experiences of many different people in Guatemala - they're just not Rigoberta's.

hmmm.

amiotiki

Post #222598 by amiotiki on Thu, Mar 23, 2006 7:53 AM