Rode rozen en tortilla's
De Mexicaanse Mama Elena woont met haar drie dochters op een kleurrijke hacienda. Haar jongste dochter Tita wil trouwen met de sensuele Pedro, maar de traditie gebiedt dat zij haar moeder tot aan haar dood verzorgt. Pedro trouwt daarop met Tita's zuster Rosaura, om toch in de buurt van zijn...
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De Mexicaanse Mama Elena woont met haar drie dochters op een kleurrijke hacienda. Haar jongste dochter Tita wil trouwen met de sensuele Pedro, maar de traditie gebiedt dat zij haar moeder tot aan haar dood verzorgt. Pedro trouwt daarop met Tita's zuster Rosaura, om toch in de buurt van zijn geliefde te kunnen zijn. Door middel van de magische gerechten die Tita in de keuken bereidt, probeert ze Pedro te verleiden...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9789067661546 (9067661546)
Publish date: March 1995
Publisher: Uitgeverij Maarten Muntinga
Pages no: 223
Edition language: Dutch
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Magical Realism
It's funny, I have heard of this book through the years but never attempted to read it. Since I do really enjoy magical realism books, I probably should have read this before now, but ah well.I think this may be a first for me that I did not like any character in this book, but still ended up enjoyi...
This is a magical realist novel. Some people think that it is high literature, but it isn't. IT is very derivative of Garcia Marquez but without the wonderful language. The book is divided into twelve chapters named after the months of the year. That is done for no apparent reason that I could se...
2.5 stars It was an entertainable read, but I just don't think that this type of magic realism suits me very well. It reminded me a lot of [b:Of Bees and Mist|6240758|Of Bees and Mist|Erick Setiawan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1260978142s/6240758.jpg|6423549], which annoyed me to no end. Maybe it ...
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with this book. However I did enjoy the novel, it's structure is really unique. I don't think I have read many books like this. The characters are somewhat one dimensional but it kind of works for this type of story. The novel has more of a fairy tale v...
I read this ages and ages ago and all I really remembered from it was something about Tita's sister having a very unfortunate digestive condition and a volcano. The title was mentioned during the UK bookaday thing we did back in July, so when I stumbled across a hardcover copy in a UBS, I thought "...
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