by Laura Esquivel · Garzanti · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788811667551
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«Dolce come il cioccolato» is the romantic novel by Laura Esquivel, published by Garzanti in paperback (179 pages, in Italian).
Tita, forced by family tradition not to marry and to care for her mother, expresses her feelings through cooking. When the man she loves marries Tita's sister, they live under the same roof and their passion intensifies. The novel is set in revolutionary Mexico and combines forbidden love, gastronomy and customs of the era.
«Dolce come il cioccolato» is the first installment of the series «Como agua para chocolate». The Italian translation is by Silvia Benso. The original work was published in 1989; this Italian edition, in 1996.
For readers of romance, magical realism and historical fiction, with cooking as a central element.
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.
