""Better to have scars than incurable wounds," Grandfather would say"
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Esther Seligson
Esther Seligson (25 October 1941 β 8 February 2010) was a Mexican writer, poet, translator, and historian. She was an academic, with a wide range of interests including art, cultural history, Jewish philosophy, mythology, religion and theater. She published books, poems, short stories and translations. She won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize and the Magda Donato Award for her literary contributions.
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