Josephina niggli bio

Josefina Niggli —; birth name was Josephine was a Mexican -born Anglo -American playwright and novelist. This collection touches on themes Niggli frequently addressed in her writing, ranging from pieces focusing on pre-Columbian Mexico to more contemporary history of Mexico's revolution. During this time, she continued to write about Mexican folklore [ 3 ] and history, such as her play Soldadera , which depicted women soldiers soldaderas in the Mexican Revolution, particularly the tradition of La Adelita.

In , she published a collection of her plays, Mexican Folk Plays , with a preface by Usigli. In , Niggli published her first novel-in-stories, Mexican Village , about a Mexican-born American like Niggli, but male who must confront problems with both American and Mexican cultures when he returns to Mexico. During the early part of the s Niggli began to work at Dublin 's Abbey Theater until she began to teach.

Niggli died on 17 December in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Josephina niggli bio: Born in to Anglo parents in

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