La casa nueva a elena poniatowska biography
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Poniatowska, Elena 1932-
PERSONAL:
Born May 19, 1932, in Paris, France; emigrated to Mexico 1942; naturalized Mexican citizen, 1969; daughter of John E. and Paula Poniatowska; married Guillermo Haro (an astronomer); children: Emmanuel, Felipe, Paula. Education: Educated in Mexico and the United States, including Manhattanville College. Religion: Roman Catholic.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Cerrada del Pedregal 79, Coyoacan, ZP 21, Mexico City, Mexico. Office—Novedades, Balderras 87, Mexico City 1, Mexico.
CAREER:
Excelsior, writer, 1954-55; Novedades, Mexico City, Mexico, staff member, beginning 1955. Instructor at Injuve; founder of Editorial Siglo XXI (a publishing house), Cineteca Nacional (a national film library), and Taller Literario. Visiting professor at universities, including Yale, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and the University of California; lecturer and speaker in the United States, Mexico, and Europe.
MEMBER:
International PEN.
AWARDS, HONORS:
D.H.C. from University of Sinaloa and Mexico State; D.H.L. from the New School for Social Research and Atlantic University; fellowships from Centro de Escritores, 1957, the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 1993, and the Guggenheim Foundation, 1994; Premio de Periodismo from Turismo Frances,
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A Conversation with Elena Poniatowska and Michael K. Schuessler
Admission: FREE for AS Members; $25.00 for non-members.
The celebrated Mexican novelist and journalist Elena Poniatowska and author Michael K. Schuessler will engage in a conversation about literature and culture in Mexico. The event will highlight Poniatowska’s historical novel Leonora, inspired by Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, and Schuessler’s Elena Poniatowska: An Intimate Biography. This event is part of Celebrate México Now, a citywide festival of contemporary Mexican art and culture produced by CN Management. A limited number of tickets are available for non-members. This program will be held in English. A members-only book signing will follow in collaboration with La Casa Azul Bookstore.
With the additional collaboration of Columbia University; the Hispanic New York Project; Hunter College, CUNY; InterAmericas®; The International Literary Quarterly; McNally Jackson Books; and New York University.
Event Information: Jose Negroni | jnegroni@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8353
Press Inquiries: Adriana La Rotta | alarotta@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8384
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Elena Poniatowska was born in
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ELENA PONIATOWSKA
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