I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala Free Audiobook Download by Rigoberta Menchú

I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala is a personal account of the author's life and her struggle for justice in Guatemala. Not only does she recount her experiences, but she also teaches people about the Guatemalan genocide from a personal perspective.

Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan Mayan Indian activist, writer and author. She was the first indigenous woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, for her advocacy of human rights causes. This book is about her life story: from growing up among poverty and violence as a woman from Guatemala's highlands at the time of the country's civil war, to becoming an international icon of human rights because of her testimony before the United Nations Human Rights Commission after she moved to Mexico in 1983, to her return to Guatemala in 1986 and subsequent arrest by military authorities.

The author of this memoir is Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan woman who was kidnapped by the Guatemalan military in December 1960. She was only 13 years old and was taken to a government school where she received an education, although it wasn't really helpful as she details throughout the book. In 1967, she graduated from high school and went on to attend university where she pursued anthropology.

Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan native who has survived genocide, exile, and war. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her struggle against political repression and foreign intervention in Guatemala. This audiobook follows Menchú's life from when she was born in 1960 through the end of her life, which took place in 2003.

Rigoberta Menchú's autobiography tells the story of her life as a Guatemalan peasant. Her experience in this position and her life turned into an international outcry for human rights, peace and justice. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, Rigoberta Menchú is one of the most respected activists in modern history. This book serves as a great historic document for understanding what took place in Guatemala during that time.