by María Amparo Escandón · EMBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496231689
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«Santitos» is the magical realism novel by María Amparo Escandón, published by Embolsillo in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
Esperanza, a young widow, keeps vigil over her daughter Blanca when Saint Jude Thaddeus appears to her and assures her the girl is alive. She then leaves her town in Veracruz and makes her way to Tijuana and Los Angeles, amid brothels, miracles, and encounters where the sacred and the profane mix with humor and wit.
Santitos is María Amparo Escandón's literary debut and was adapted into a film with a screenplay by the author herself.
A suitable read for book clubs and for fans of Latin American magical realism and contemporary fiction.
María Amparo Escandón is a Mexican-born American novelist, writer and film producer. Her work is known for addressing bi-cultural immigration experience of Mexicans. Her work has been translated into over 21 languages.
