![]() Her sobs were so audible that even their half-deaf cook, Nacha, could hear her wails. She was “sensitive to onions, any time they were being chopped, they say she would just cry and cry”. Even when she was in her mother’s womb, Tita exhibited an affinity with food. Tita also had two older sisters – Gertrudis and Rosaura. ![]() Located near the Mexico-US border, the ranch was a legacy she received from her late husband. Tita was the youngest of Mama Elena, a domineering matriarch who lorded over the De la Garza ranch. In her stellar debut, Esquivel introduced to the general reading public a young woman named Tita de la Garza. ![]() It marked the red carpet welcome for an incoming and excitable in the vast world of literature. Like Water for Chocolate helped turn Laura Esquivel, the once writer for children’s program, into a household name, with many a literary pundit singing paeans for her imaginative and powerful amalgamation of local culture, history, and family dynamics. Its 1992 English translation swept the world over, easily climbing up bestseller lists. It was a sensation in Mexico and this success was a precursor to what would be a global literary sensation. The debut novel of a former kindergarten teacher, it was originally published in 1989 in Spanish as Como agua para chocolate. ![]() Like Water for Chocolate is easily one of the most recognizable literary titles there is. ![]()
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