Laura Esquivel

Malinche

Historical narrative reimagines the life of Hernán Cortés' translator Malinche with nuance

About the author

Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel

Laura Esquivel is a Mexican novelist best known for Like Water for Chocolate, which combines magical realism with crime and suspense elements in a Gothic romantic setting. Her blend of domestic detail, magic, and dark passion has a thriller-like quality that influenced many subsequent Latin American writers. She is one of Mexico's most internationally successful novelists.

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