Rosario castellanos biography summary of 10

Mexican writer who published many volumes of poetry and two novels, which are part of her "Chiapas Cycle" of fiction. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 25, 1925; grew up on her wealthy parents' coffee plantation near the town of Comitán close to the Mexico-Guatamala border; died the result of an accident in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 7, 1974; studied at National University; married Ricardo Guerra, in 1958 (divorced 1971); children: one son, Gabriel.

Became deeply aware of both the suffering of the Indian population of Chiapas province and the subordinate position of women in a culture dominated by the concept of machismo; educated in Mexico City and became a member of the literary "Generation of 1950."

Selected works:

Another Way to Be: Selected Works of Rosario Castellanos (University of Georgia Press, 1990); Book of Lamentations (Marsilio, 1996); City of Kings (Latin American Literary Review Press, 1993); Meditation on the Thresh