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The second installment of the life of the Nobel Peace prize-winning activist. Rigoberta Menchu is a worldwide symbol of courage in the continuing fight of indigenous peoples for justice. The Guatemalan Indian leader first came to the world's attention with the publication of her autobiography "I, Rigoberta Menchu" in 1984. The book chronicled the terrible hardship of her childhood in Guatemala, including the murder of her brother, father and mother at the hands of a ruthless military. But it also captured the dignity of Indian daily life in a cadence that was beautifully simple. "I, Rigoberta Menchu" has become an international bestseller with one million copies in print. In "Crossing Borders," Menchu picks up her story where the first volume left off. In 1981 she fled from Guatemala to Mexico City, deeply traumatized by the violence against her family and community. She resolved to dedicate her life to the Indian cause and painstakingly built a solidarity movement with the Indians living as outlaws in Guatemala's mountains. In 1988 she returned to Guatemala as a representative of the opposition in exile. She was immediately arrested and was released only after an international out

Author

Menchú, Rigoberta; Wright, Ann, 1943-

Publisher

London ; New York: Verso

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781859848937

Subjects

History, Biography, Social Science

Rating

4.2 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14