by Laura Esquivel · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401328817
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«Tan veloz como el deseo» is the novel by Laura Esquivel, published by Plaza & Janés in 2001 in paperback (221 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century, it tells the story of Júbilo, a man able to hear the feelings that others do not express in words, and of his granddaughter Lluvia, who accompanies him in his final days. His gift leads him to serve as a bridge between two cultures and to work as a telegraph operator, in a plot about the power of words, desire and love.
Novel by Laura Esquivel, author of «Como agua para chocolate», with which it shares an approach to magical realism. The story is centred on Júbilo and narrated by his granddaughter Lluvia.
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.
