by Laura Esquivel · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439702467
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«Como agua para chocolate» is the magic realism novel by Laura Esquivel, published by Mondadori in paperback (210 pages, in Spanish).
Tita, by family tradition, is destined to care for her mother and never marry. Pedro, to stay close to her, marries Rosaura, Tita's sister. Tita then expresses her emotions in the kitchen, and her recipes transform those who taste them. It is a story of forbidden love, female oppression, and magic realism.
First installment of the «Como agua para chocolate» series; the work was originally published in 1989, and this edition is from 1998.
For readers of magic realism and romance with an interest in Mexican culture and traditions of the early 20th century.
Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and former politician. Her first novel Como agua para chocolate became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film.
