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This is a good summary of the controversy surrounding Rigoberta Menchu and her influential book that won her a Nobel Peace Prize and made many people aware of the struggle of the Mayan people and the atrocities committed against them by the Guatemalan government. The anthropologist David Stoll challenged Menchu's story, that some parts were fabricated or embellished, and did not match up with other testimonials and official documents. Many supporters of Menchu said that her testimonio is still powerful and true, even if it combines other people's stories with her own life experiences.