by Laura Esquivel · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070379477
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«Chocolat amer» is Laura Esquivel's magic realism novel, published by Folio in paperback (256 pages, in French).
In revolutionary Mexico, Tita, in love with Pedro, defies convention to live an impossible passion. The novel weaves that love with cooking recipes: her quails in rose petals have an aphrodisiac effect and her cakes, destructive power. A magic realism tale that exalts love for life with a joyful style.
French translation of «Como agua para chocolate» (1989), by Eduardo Jiménez and Jacques Rémy-Zéphir. First title in the «Como agua para chocolate» saga; the work was adapted into a movie.
For readers of romantic and magic realism novels, with gastronomy and Mexican culture as a backdrop.
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.
