"Like Water for Chocolate" is a great book if you're trying to get into latin american magical realism. It is short (between 180 to 220 pages, depending on edition) and very straight to the point, but it highlights all the important characteristics of the genre in a very addictive and touching story
Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico blends poignant romance, bittersweet wit, and delicious recipes. This classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef, using cooking to express herself and sharing recipes with readers along the way.
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Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies, Laura Esquivel
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- 1995
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- Gratis Versand in ganz Deutschland!