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Malinche

Laura Esquivel

  • 216 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2006
  • 20 editions
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1 About this book

Recounts the story of the love affair between the conquistador Hernan Cortez and Malinalli, his Indian intepreter during the conquest of the Aztec empire, describing her role as a mediator between two very different languages and cultures.

  • Mexico
  • Romance, historical

2 About Laura Esquivel

Born 1950

Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés (born 30 September 1950) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and former politician. Her first novel Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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