Malinche by Laura Esquivel
From the bestselling author of Like Water for Chocolate, an extraordinary retelling of the passionate and tragic love affair during the conquest of the Aztecs between the conquistador Cort s and his interpreter, Malinalli. A brilliant and multilingual woman, Malinalli has been reviled throughout Mexican history for the betrayal of her people--but her role was actually much more complex. When a young Malinalli's tribe was conquered and enslaved by the Aztec warriors, her grandmother imparted to her that their founding forefather god, Quetzalcoatl, had abandoned them--but he was destined to return with the rising sun and save her tribe from captivity. When the Spanish conquistador Hern n Cort s first arrives, she--like many--believes he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe, here to free them. With her talent for linguistics, Malinalli became an indespensable guide and translator for Cort s. In the hopes of freeing her people--and wanting to please this supposed god--she welcomes Cort s and assumes her new role as an interpreter for the Spanish. Throughout their travels and various conquests, Cort s and Malinalli gradually fall passionately in love. But it's not long before Malinalli realizes that Cort s's thirst for conquest is all too human, and that he is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, and even their own love.
Originally published in 1990, Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate) won Laura Esquivel international acclaim. The film based on the book, with a screenplay by Laura Esquivel, swept the Ariel awards of the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures, winning eleven in all, and went on to become the largest grossing foreign film ever released in the United States. In 1994 Like Water for Chocolate won the prestigious ABBY award, which is given annually by the American Booksellers Association to the book the members of the organization most enjoyed hand-selling. The book has been translated into thirty languages and there are over three million copies in print worldwide. Ms. Esquivel lives in Mexico.
From the Hardcover edition.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| EAN | 9780743555135 |
| Titel | Malinche |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum | 2006-05-02 |
| Format | Audiobook Unabridged |
| Studio | Simon & Schuster |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |
| By (author) | Laura Esquivel |
| Read by | Maria Conchita Alonso |