Malinche (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743290357)

Bestselling author of Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel returns with Malinche, an extraordinary retelling of the passionate and tragic love affair during the conquest of the Aztecs between the conquistador Cortez and his Indian interpreter Malinalli.

When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets the conquistador Hern疣 Cort駸 and becomes his interpreter, she--like many--believes him to be the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes she must welcome him, and help him destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli soon realizes that Cort駸'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.

Author: Laura Esquivel
ISBN-10: 0743290356
ISBN-13: 9780743290357
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2007
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.65w x 0.61d