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Published by Plaza y Janes, 2002
ISBN 10: 1400002281ISBN 13: 9781400002283
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Good.
Published by Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A., 2002
ISBN 10: 1400002281ISBN 13: 9781400002283
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.68.
Published by Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A., 2002
ISBN 10: 1400002281ISBN 13: 9781400002283
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.68.
Published by Brand: Plaza y Janes, 2024
ISBN 10: 1400002281ISBN 13: 9781400002283
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Product Description LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE meets Candide in this delicious, cinematic first novel, soon to be a major Spanish-language film, by a new hot Latina writer.In Santitos, María Amparo Escandón has woven an unforgettable, character-rich story with a Latin flavor, which takes us on a journey that explores the nature of sin and absolution, the pain of loss and the resurrection of desire.Esperanza Díaz deeply religious and unaware of the enchanting, erotic effect of her own beauty, lives in a tiny Mexican village in Veracruz.Tragically widowed at a young age, her life is about to grow even sadder with the mysterious disappearence of her only child, her twelve year old daughter Blanca, who never makes it out of the hospital after a routine operation.One night, weeping, as she cleans her kitchen oven, the grief-stricken Esperanza sees the image of her favorite "santito" - Saint Judas Tadeo - floating on her greasy oven door. "Blanca is not dead", he tells her."Go and find her."Convinced that her daughter has been sold into prostitution, Esperanza reinvents herself as a whore so that she'll blend in.This unlikely sex goddess goes from wearing sensible shoes to strappy red spike heels, lights candles, says novenas, and lugs her precious box of saints along every step of her journey.Santitos has been made into a Spanish-language film with English subtitles, co-produced by John Sayles and Alejandro Springall.The film will be released in the US in early 1999. From the Inside Flap OR CHOCOLATE meets Candide in this delicious, cinematic first novel, soon to be a major Spanish-language film, by a new hot Latina writer.In Santitos, María Amparo Escandón has woven an unforgettable, character-rich story with a Latin flavor, which takes us on a journey that explores the nature of sin and absolution, the pain of loss and the resurrection of desire.Esperanza Díaz deeply religious and unaware of the enchanting, erotic effect of her own beauty, lives in a tiny Mexican village in Veracruz.Tragically widowed at a young age, her life is about to grow even sadder with the mysterious disappearence of her only child, her twelve year old daughter Blanca, who never makes it out of the hospital after a routine operation.One night, weeping, as she cleans her kitchen oven, the grief-stricken Esperanza sees the image of her favorite "santito" - Saint Judas Tadeo - floating on her greasy oven door. "Blanca i About the Author María Amparo Escandón was born in Mexico and moved to LA 15 years ago, where she and her husband run a successful Spanish-language advertising agency.She has been writing short stories for years, has been published widely in literary magazines and she teaches writing at UCLA and is a member of PEN Center USA West.
Published by Plaza Y Janes Mexico, 2002
ISBN 10: 1400002281ISBN 13: 9781400002283
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.
Published by Plaza y Janes, 2002
ISBN 10: 1400002281ISBN 13: 9781400002283
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
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