How did Rigoberta Menchú become internationally known?

Rigoberta Menchú became internationally known while living in exile in Mexico and speaking out about violence against Indigenous communities during the Guatemalan Civil War. In 1982 she met anthropologist Elisabeth Burgos-Debray in Paris and described her childhood, her family’s activism, and the violence she had witnessed. Their interviews became the basis for the book I, Rigoberta Menchú, published in Spanish in 1983. Translated into numerous languages, the book introduced Menchú’s story to an international audience and drew greater attention to the experiences of Indigenous people during Guatemala’s civil war.