by Laura Esquivel · Debolsillo · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497599153
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«Tan veloz como el deseo» is the magic realism novel by Laura Esquivel, published by Debolsillo in hardcover (248 pages, in Spanish).
Júbilo, a man born in post-Revolution Mexico, has the gift of perceiving the feelings hidden behind words. An interpreter since childhood between his Mayan grandmother and his Spanish mother, he ends up becoming a telegraphist. Through his daughter Lluvia, the novel explores the power of language, desire and communication.
The work was originally published in 2001; this edition is from 2004. The book was a candidate for the Giuseppe Acerbi Prize.
For readers of magic realism and Latin American narrative with a historical background.
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.
