Elena Poniatowska

Elena Poniatowska is the 2014 recipient of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. One of Mexico’s leading journalists and authors, and a nominee for the 2012 Neustadt Prize, Poniatowska’s work focuses on the disenfranchised.

In Mexico, One Bookstore per 120,000 Inhabitants

June 3, 2020 | Elena Poniatowska

In this column that originally appeared in La Jornada, Elena Poniatowska considers the role of editors and talks with Diego Rabasa, founder of publisher Sexto Piso. Already precarious, t...
Walking Beside the Dreamers: The 2013 Cervantes Prize Lecture

April 24, 2014 | Elena Poniatowska

Photo: Spanish Ministry of Culture The 2013 recipient of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Elena Poniatowska Amor, delivered her acceptance speech yesterday (April 23, 2014) on the annivers...