Description
In the early morning hours of a devastating earthquake, Mexico City fractures—its streets, buildings, and social bonds collapsing into rubble as the government’s response falters. Through the urgent, human-centered lens of a Mexican journalist, this book follows the search for the missing and the desperate work of survivors, neighbors, and grassroots organizers who refuse to let tragedy erase their community. As bodies are sought amid debris and silence, the narrative exposes the profound consequences of institutional neglect while honoring the resilience and solidarity that rise in its place. Blending reportage with deep moral clarity, Elena Poniatowska’s poignant, vividly observed style turns catastrophe into a testament to collective endurance and the struggle for accountability.
Available Editions
paperback
Temple University Press
Published Jan 1, 2010
327 pages
ISBN: 9781306094498
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Details
First Published
1995
Language
spa
Translation
From: spa
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Nothing, Nobody by Elena Poniatowska.