Title: At the bottom
First published: 1994
Description: "Translation of A ras del suelo (1977), Gonzalez's best-selling autobiography. Born in 1904, she became a schoolteacher; later a writer and editor, and a well-known member of the Partido Comunista de Costa Rica. Account follows her life to 1932, ending with militancy in the Party. Direct, unsentimental portrayal of working-class poverty; clear translation. Many useful explanatory notes by Pustan; short locating introduction"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Social conditions, Biography, Social integration, Emigration and immigration, Government policy, Economic aspects, Social aspects, Population policy
Places: San José (Costa Rica), Costa Rica
People: Luisa González (1904-)
LC classification: F1556.S2 G66413 1994