by Laura Esquivel · SUMA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483655573
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«Como agua para chocolate» is the magical realism novel by Laura Esquivel, published by SUMA in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
Tita, the youngest daughter of a traditional family, cannot marry because she must care for her mother until she dies. Raised in the kitchen alongside Nacha, she pours her emotions into the stews she prepares: her joy, her sadness, or her desire spread to those who taste them. Love, passion, and family tradition intertwine in this work.
Commemorative edition for the 25th anniversary of the original publication (1989), released on November 27, 2013. The work has been translated into 36 languages and adapted for film and theater.
A work for readers of romantic fiction and magical realism, of interest to young people aged 14 and over.
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.
