Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
This novel is a romantic, magical realism tale set in turn-of-the-century Mexico. It chronicles the life of Tita, the youngest daughter in a traditional Mexican family, who is forbidden to marry due to a family custom that mandates the youngest daughter must care for her mother until death. Tita falls in love with Pedro, who in turn marries her elder sister to stay close to her. The story is uniquely structured around the twelve months of the year, each beginning with a traditional Mexican recipe. The protagonist's emotions become infused with her cooking, leading to strange effects on those who consume her culinary creations.
The 1367th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1989
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- Spanish
- Avg User Rating
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(3.5)
- Alternate Titles
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- Chocolat amer
- Como Agua Para Chocolate
- Como Agua para Chocolate: Una Novela en Entregas Mensuales con Recetas, Amores y Remedios Caseros
- Como agua para chocolate
- Como Água para Chocolate
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This book is on the following 11 lists:
- 2nd on 10 Great Magical Realism Books to Lose Yourself In (Forbes)
- 20th on Top 20 Latin American Books To Read Before You Die (Latin Times)
- 24th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 298th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1562nd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 125 Best Romance Books of All Time (Parade)
- 500 Great Books by Women (Book)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- Best Books Written by Mexican Authors (Architectural Digest)
- The 100 Best Books by Women Writers in Translation (biblibio)