Swift as Desire - Softcover

Esquivel, Laura

 
9780552999540: Swift as Desire
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0552999547 ISBN 13: 9780552999540
Verlag: Black Swan, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Instead of entering the world crying, like other babies, Jubilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people's hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as an interpreter between his warring Mayan grandmother and Spanish-speaking mother, he would translate words of spite into words of respect, so that their mutual hatred turned to love. When he grew up, he put his gift to good use in his job as a humble telegraph operator. But now the telegraph lies abandoned, obsolete as a form of communication in the electronic age, and Don Jubilo is on his deathbed, mute and estranged from his beloved wife, Lucha, who refuses to speak to him. What tragic event has come between such two such sensuous, loving people to cause their seemingly irreparable rift? What mystery lies behind the death of the son no-one ever mentions? Can their daughter bring reconciliation to her parents before it is too late, by acting as an interpreter between them in Morse code, just as Jubilo used to do for other people? In this magical, bittersweet story, touched with graphic earthiness and wit, Laura Esquivel shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Laura Esquivel began her career as a screenwriter. Her 1990 debut novel, Like Water for Chocolate, became a literary sensation, translated into over forty languages and selling over 10 million copies worldwide. The 1992 motion picture based on the novel, with a script written by Esquivel, garnered international acclaim and broke box-office records for a foreign language film. A major ballet adaptation choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon premiered at the Royal Opera House in 2022.

Esquivel's subsequent novels, The Law of Love, Swift As Desire and Malinche, shared success amongst critics and the public alike. Her most recent titles, Tita's Diary and The Colours of My Past, complete a trilogy that began with Like Water for Chocolate.

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Instead of entering the world crying, Don Jubilo was born with a smile on his face. He put his gift for hearing what was in people's hearts to good use in his job as a telegraph operator. But the telegraph is now obsolete, and Don Jubilo lies mute on his deathbed, estranged from his beloved wife. What tragic event has come between two such sensuous, loving people, to cause their seemingly irreparable rift? Can daughter Lluvia bring reconciliation by acting as an interpreter between them before it is too late?

In this bittersweet novel, Laura Esquivel shows us with warmth and humour how secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love.

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Verlag
Black Swan
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0552999547
ISBN 13 
9780552999540
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
208
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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