His critique of foreign control of the banana industry and how Guatemalan natives were exploited eventually earned him the Soviet Union 's highest prize , the Lenin Peace Prize .
At first , the volumes were only published in small quantities in his native Guatemala .
His critique of foreign control of the banana industry and how Guatemala natives were exploited eventually earned him the Soviet Union 's highest prize , the Lenin Peace Prize .
At first , the volumes were only published in small quantities in his native Guatemala .