by Laura Esquivel · Grijalbo · tapa dura · ISBN 9788425327445
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«Como agua para chocolate» is the magical realism novel by Laura Esquivel, published by Grijalbo in hardcover (210 pages, in Spanish).
Tita, a young Mexican woman at the start of the 20th century, is bound by family tradition to renounce marriage and care for her mother until she dies. She can only express herself through cooking, where her recipes unleash extraordinary reactions. Love, family, tradition and magical realism intertwine in this story.
First installment of the «Como agua para chocolate» series, winner of the American Booksellers Book of the Year Award for Adult Trade in 1994.
For readers of contemporary fiction and magical realism, especially those who enjoy stories of love, family and tradition with cooking as the connecting thread.
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.
