Rigoberta Menchú received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala.

A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism ... A call to conscience.

• Translator's noteIntroductionI The familyII Birth ceremoniesIII The nahualIV First visit to the finca. Life in the fincaV First visit to Guatemala CityVI An eight-year-old agricultural workerVII Death of her little brother in the finca. Difficulty of communicating with other IndiansVIII Life in the Altiplano. Rigoberta's tenth birthdayIX Ceremonies for sowing time and harvest. Relationships with the earthX The natural world. The earth, mother of manXI Marriage ceremoniesXII Life in the communityXIII Death of her friend by poisoningXIV A maid in the capitalXV Conflict with the landowners and the creation of the CUCXVI Period of reflection on the road to followXVII Self-defence in the villageXVIII The Bible and self-defence: the examples of Judith, Moses and DavidXIX Attack on the village by the armyXX The death of Doña Petrona ChonaXXI Farewell to the community: Rigoberta decides to learn SpanishXXII The CUC comes out into the openXXIII Political activity in other communities.Contacts with ladinosXXIV The torture and death of her little brother, burnt alive in front of members of his family and thecommunityXXV Rigoberta's father dies in the occupation of the Spanish embassy. Peasants march to the capitalXXVI Rigoberta talks about her fatherXXVII Kidnapping and death of Rigoberta's motherXXVIII DeathXXIX Fiestas and Indian queensXXX Lessons taught her by her mother: Indian women and ladino womenXXXI Women and political commitment. Rigoberta renounces marriage and motherhoodXXXII Strike of agricultural workers and the First of May in the capitalXXXIII In hiding in the capital. Hunted by the armyXXXIV ExileAcknowledgementsGlossaryBibliographyFurther Reading

Rigoberta Menchú received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala.

A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism ... A call to conscience.

• Translator's noteIntroductionI The familyII Birth ceremoniesIII The nahualIV First visit to the finca. Life in the fincaV First visit to Guatemala CityVI An eight-year-old agricultural workerVII Death of her little brother in the finca. Difficulty of communicating with other IndiansVIII Life in the Altiplano. Rigoberta's tenth birthdayIX Ceremonies for sowing time and harvest. Relationships with the earthX The natural world. The earth, mother of manXI Marriage ceremoniesXII Life in the communityXIII Death of her friend by poisoningXIV A maid in the capitalXV Conflict with the landowners and the creation of the CUCXVI Period of reflection on the road to followXVII Self-defence in the villageXVIII The Bible and self-defence: the examples of Judith, Moses and DavidXIX Attack on the village by the armyXX The death of Doña Petrona ChonaXXI Farewell to the community: Rigoberta decides to learn SpanishXXII The CUC comes out into the openXXIII Political activity in other communities.Contacts with ladinosXXIV The torture and death of her little brother, burnt alive in front of members of his family and thecommunityXXV Rigoberta's father dies in the occupation of the Spanish embassy. Peasants march to the capitalXXVI Rigoberta talks about her fatherXXVII Kidnapping and death of Rigoberta's motherXXVIII DeathXXIX Fiestas and Indian queensXXX Lessons taught her by her mother: Indian women and ladino womenXXXI Women and political commitment. Rigoberta renounces marriage and motherhoodXXXII Strike of agricultural workers and the First of May in the capitalXXXIII In hiding in the capital. Hunted by the armyXXXIV ExileAcknowledgementsGlossaryBibliographyFurther Reading

Rigoberta Menchú received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala.

A moving account of gruesome repression, gut-wrenching poverty and vicious racism ... A call to conscience.

• Translator's noteIntroductionI The familyII Birth ceremoniesIII The nahualIV First visit to the finca. Life in the fincaV First visit to Guatemala CityVI An eight-year-old agricultural workerVII Death of her little brother in the finca. Difficulty of communicating with other IndiansVIII Life in the Altiplano. Rigoberta's tenth birthdayIX Ceremonies for sowing time and harvest. Relationships with the earthX The natural world. The earth, mother of manXI Marriage ceremoniesXII Life in the communityXIII Death of her friend by poisoningXIV A maid in the capitalXV Conflict with the landowners and the creation of the CUCXVI Period of reflection on the road to followXVII Self-defence in the villageXVIII The Bible and self-defence: the examples of Judith, Moses and DavidXIX Attack on the village by the armyXX The death of Doña Petrona ChonaXXI Farewell to the community: Rigoberta decides to learn SpanishXXII The CUC comes out into the openXXIII Political activity in other communities.Contacts with ladinosXXIV The torture and death of her little brother, burnt alive in front of members of his family and thecommunityXXV Rigoberta's father dies in the occupation of the Spanish embassy. Peasants march to the capitalXXVI Rigoberta talks about her fatherXXVII Kidnapping and death of Rigoberta's motherXXVIII DeathXXIX Fiestas and Indian queensXXX Lessons taught her by her mother: Indian women and ladino womenXXXI Women and political commitment. Rigoberta renounces marriage and motherhoodXXXII Strike of agricultural workers and the First of May in the capitalXXXIII In hiding in the capital. Hunted by the armyXXXIV ExileAcknowledgementsGlossaryBibliographyFurther Reading