Album de Familia

Name: Album de Familia
Author: Rosario Castellanos

by Rosario Castellanos

Family photographs reveal hidden secrets and intergenerational trauma

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Rosario Castellanos

Mexican poet and novelist who gave voice to the indigenous peoples of Chiapas and exposed the systemic oppression of women in Mexico. Balun-Canan and her poetry made her a founding figure of Mexican feminist literature.

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Balun CananIndigenous Tzeltal family struggles against oppression and cultural erosion
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Poesia no eres tuPoetry exploring gender, identity, and female intellectual independence
Balun-CananIndigenous Tzeltal family struggles against oppression and cultural erosion
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