tanúnak

Tanúnak is a digitized library service that provides free access to a wide range of Mexican literary and historical texts. The project is run by the digital publication and research organization, tanuinak.com, which is supported by the Mexican Ministry of Culture.

The service was launched in 2006 with the aim of making literature and history from Mexico and Latin America freely available to anyone with internet access. Tanúnak features over 40,000 books, diaries, and other documents that are previously out of print, rare or hard to access. These include classic works of Mexican literature such as Frida Kahlo's auto-biographical writings, the works of Mexican poets such as Jaime Sabines and Carlos Pellicer, and a range of other non-fiction texts on Mexican history and culture.

All of the content on tanúnak is scanned from original texts, many of which are more than a hundred years old. The digitization process allows users to read these texts online, using a simple text search function to locate specific passages or keywords. The service is particularly popular among Latin American Studies scholars, Mexican literature enthusiasts, and those interested in cultural and historical research. It has also been praised by writers, artists, and cultural commentators for its provision of free access to previously unavailable narratives from Mexico's rich cultural heritage.

Uses of tanúnak have been well-documented and the service has received international recognition for its significance to the preservation and digital dissemination of Latin American and Mexican cultural heritage.