Mexican writer Poniatowska wins literature prize

Congrats to Mexican author Elena Poniatowska who earlier this week won the Romulo Gallegos prize for the best Spanish-language novel. "When one gets to be 75 years old like me, it is wonderful to arrive at this culmination," said Poniatowska (image) who was awarded for her book El Tren Pasa Primero.

The French-born Poniatowska fled to Mexico during World War II and began her career as a journalist for Jornada. Her best known work was 1971’s Massacre in Mexico which focused on the infamous 1968 Tlateloco massacre in Mexico City.

Sources (English)- Miami Herald, Monsters & Critics, Amazon.com, Wikipedia

Source (Spanish)- Jornada

Image- am.com.mx