{"product_id":"lilus-kikus-and-other-stories-by-elena-poniatowska-paperback","title":"Lilus Kikus and Other Stories by Elena Poniatowska - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElena Poniatowska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Coonrod Martínez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCarrington Leonora\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Poniatowska is recognized today as one of Mexico's greatest writers. \u003ci\u003eLilus Kikus, \u003c\/i\u003e published in 1954, was her first book. However, it was labeled a children's book because it had a young girl as protagonist, it included illustrations, and the author was an unknown woman. \u003ci\u003eLilus Kikus\u003c\/i\u003e has not received the critical attention or a translation into English it deserved, until now. Accompanying \u003ci\u003eLilus Kikus\u003c\/i\u003e in this first American edition are four of Poniatowska's short stories with female protagonists, only one of which has been previously published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoniatowska is admired today as a feminist, but in 1954, when \u003ci\u003eLilus Kikus\u003c\/i\u003e appeared, feminism didn't have broad appeal. Twenty-first-century readers will be fascinated by the way Poniatowska uses her child protagonist to point out the flaws in adult society. Each of the drawings by the great surrealist Leonora Carrington that accompany the chapters in \u003ci\u003eLilus Kikus\u003c\/i\u003e expresses a subjective, interiorized vision of the child character's contemplations on life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tantalizingly complex feminist author, whose importance and originality have yet to be appreciated in this country.\"--Cynthia Steele, author of \u003ci\u003ePolitics, Gender, and the Mexican Novel, 1968-1988\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first English edition of the work of one of Mexico's most admired women writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 135\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.58 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505172824242,"sku":"9780826335821","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/Z3p0fv3afU9780826335821_7b6eb028-737e-4728-a743-c94815c18c06.jpg?v=1779524120","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lilus-kikus-and-other-stories-by-elena-poniatowska-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}