The authors mention the controversy surrounding the life narrative of Rigoberta Menchu. They suggest:

A. It should not be taken literally but rather as a collective portrait of the experience of indigenous people in Guatemala.
B. The author and her editors deliberately faked the material to gain sympathy and support from international "conscience constituencies" and activists.
C. Contrary to criticism, it turned out to be an accurate account of her life.
D. The sections related to indigenous traditions are accurate, but the more political sections are not.
E. The ethnographer who edited the narrative made major changes in the story unbeknownst to Menchu.


A

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