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“Translation of A ras del suelo (1977), Gonzalez’s absolute best-promoting autobiography. Born in 1904, she was a schoolteacher; later a author and editor, and a well known member of the Partido Comunista de Costa Rica. Account follows her life to 1932, ending with militancy within the Celebration. Direct, unsentimental portrayal of working-magnificence poverty; transparent translation. Many helpful explanatory notes by Pustan; short locating introduction”–Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/