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    <![CDATA[Laura Esquivel, la Princesa de la literatura latinoamericana, está de regreso!<p><p>Su nueva novela <em>Malinche</em> es el extraordinario recuento del trágico y apasionado amor entre el conquistador Hernán Cortés y la india Malinalli, su intérprete durante la conquista del imperio azteca. <p><p>Cuando Malinalli conoce a Cortés asume que se trata del propio Dios Quetzalcóatl que regresa a liberar a su pueblo. Los dos se enamoran apasionadamente, pero este amor pronto es destruido por la desmedida sed de conquista, poder y riqueza de Cortés. <p><p>A lo largo de la historia de México Malinalli/Malinche ha sido conocida por su traición al pueblo indio. Pero recientes investigaciones históricas han mostrado que Malinalli fue la mediadora entre dos culturas, la hispánica y la americana nativa; y entre dos lenguas, el español y el náhuatl. <p><p>Lo que Esquivel ha hecho aquí es desafiar la mitología tradicional mediante un retrato muy temperamental del Adán y la Eva de la cultura mestiza, Cortés y Malinalli, con la caída del imperio azteca como telón de fondo. Contada con el lirismo de la tradición cantarina y pictórica del náhuatl, Laura Esquivel nos brinda un mito fundacional de la cultura híbrida del Nuevo Mundo y una extraordinaria historia de amor.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Malinche is the story of the indigenous woman, Malinalli, who had a relationship with Hernan Cortes when the Spanish conquered Mexico.  Her story is somewhat similar to that of Pocahontas with John Smith in the U.S.  I had always understood Malinche from common myth to be seen as a traitor -- someon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1178159">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The main character's relationship with nature, elements and her gods was very beautiful. This novel felt like a healing of history, especially hightened for Mexicans, I'm sure.  It shifts the brutal Spanish domination of the American peoples and lands perspective to a more peaceful blending of cultu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41604107">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have never read <u>Like Water for Chocolate</u>, but was intrigued when I found this book by the same author on the bargain shelf at B&amp;N.  Esquivel’s prose is very expressive and fluid, and I personally found it beautiful.  In the Reader’s Guide at the end of the book, it states that the book is “t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58122030">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was really disappointed with this book.  I loved Like Water for Chocolate. Maybe my opinion of Like Water was clouded by the book's focus on food and cooking and there just aren't opportunities to describe delicious meals when you're dealing with the era of Hernan Cortes and Malinche.  I mean they...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54804765">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[For all you history purists (were you there?  how can you be sure, unless you're Shirley McLaine?) this is a <strong>NOVEL</strong> not an anthropological research paper.  Obviously the author had to take liberties with the story of Mallinali/Marina, slave girl and <strong>*the*</strong>only native American who was a <u>front-row obser...</u><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65958971">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Starting to get a little foggy now.<br/><br/>I was disappointed in this book.  This is by the author of Like Water for Chocolate, which I did like (or at least I think I liked).  It is the story of the famous Malinche (apparently her real name was Malinalli), the woman who translated for Cortes as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53653079">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Casi tres estrellas pero se quedó en el camino...<br/><br/>“La malinche” es un personaje que tiendes a encontrar en los relatos de la conquista española, la mayor parte del tiempo se presenta como la traidora que ayudó a Hernan Cortes a derrotar y masacrar la cultura azteca… aunque probab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58142672">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[a retelling of the story of the conqueror Cortes and his translator, Malinalli.  They supposedly had a love affair also, but overall the book wasn’t as good as her others.  apparently malinalli was hated by the Mexican people for betrayal, but history is unveiling that hers was a complex role as m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44351314">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think something was definitely lost in translation of this novel, the fluidity of the prose was nice, but some of the reptitiveness got old, really quickly. I have been reading quite a lot of critical books and other literature in the Chicana feminist realm, and this story, largely sympathetic to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55692605">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well....I am not sure if I liked it or not. Laura Esquivel is an amazing writer and the way she is able to use words is breathtaking, but I am not sure if I liked this book. Esquivel has a knack for description, incredible description, but she could have possibly gone too far with it...there were se...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49484220">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A novel about Malinche - the indigenous woman who served as a translator for Cortes during the conquista of Mexico. It is written from her perspective, so this is really interesting since &quot;his-story&quot; talks about her as a traitor to the indigenous people of Mexico. Symbolically, it is said ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57142472">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was terrible and the worst part is that it is based on historical events that are absolutely captivating. Cortez took her as his translator/concubine and he used her to help him conquer Mexico. Not only that, but they had a son who is considered the first &quot;Mexican&quot; to exist, which is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54592710">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Quando morre a sua avó, uma mulher sábia que a criara como um ser livre, Malinalli é entregue como escrava pela sua mãe. Já na adolescência, passou a pertencer a Hernán Cortés, que a fez aprender espanhol para ser sua tradutora perante os enviados de Moctezuma, recebendo assim o título de «a língua». Entre a escrava e o conquistador despertar-se-á uma paixão furiosa, que os levará a viver uma relação tormentosa, cheia de descobertas, conquistas e desencontros. No seu emocionante caminho para se libertar da escravidão, a tradutora Malinalli conseguirá interpretar, como fez com as palavras, a linguagem da natureza e do seu próprio espírito...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Malinalli é uma jovem asteca que foi oferecida como escrava pela própria mãe, após esta ter casado pela segunda vez, a comerciantes. Foi vendida aos maias e em algum tempo aprendeu o seu idioma. Quando Cortés chegou ao México, foi novamente oferecida como escrava, junto com mais 19 meninas, ao...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73113066">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[ <br/>La Malinche, o Malintzin, o Malinalli, como aparece en este relato de Laura Esquivel, tuvo, en su papel de intérprete, un lugar destacadísimo en la conquista de México, hasta el punto de que puede pensarse que la conquista fue posible gracias a su labor. Se la ha considerado una verdadera ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20021238">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets the conquistador Hernán Cortés 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 Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human, and that he is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men -- even their own love.<p><p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[O trágico e apaixonante romance entre Hernán Cortés e a índia Malinalli (a sua intérprete durante a conquista do império asteca), num livro que nos desvenda o mito fundador da cultura híbrida do Novo Mundo e nos conta uma extraordinária história de amor. O que se passava no coração de Mal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79276676">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really do love historical fiction. Hernan Cortes and his translator, Indian slave concubine., Malinalli, who ultimately plays a pivotal role in destroying a civilization. The whining drove me crazy. Naive and whiny.<br/>I listened on audiobook. Maria Conchita Alonzo was the narrator.  She did not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65349319">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked the concept of the book, providing personal insight into one of the most infamous characters in Mexican history.  I also appreciated the incorporation of indigenous spirituality and worldview.  However, I can't help but wonder if I would have liked the Spanish version better.  I  didn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74324859">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets Cortés, she -- like many -- believes that he is the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes that her task is to help Cortés destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli gradually comes to realize that Cortés's thirst for conquest is all too human. He is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men, even their own love.<p><p>Throughout Mexican history, Malinalli has been reviled for her betrayal of the Indian people. However, recent historical research has shown that her role was much more complex; she was the mediator between two cultures, Hispanic and Native American, and two languages, Spanish and Náhuatl. <p><p>Bursting with lyricism and vivid imagery, Malinche finally unveils the truth behind this legendary love affair.<p><p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[To be fair, this was a book-on-CD read by the actress who played Samantha's lesbian lover on 'Sex in the City' and I just couldn't get that out of my head while listening.  But the story was torturously slow to develop and ended up being effectively just an apology for her betraying her people.  Not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67731941">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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