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the long version

"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.