Malinche: A Novel

Type

Book

Authors

Laura Esquivel

ISBN 10

0743290356

ISBN 13

9780743290357

Tags

Historical, Contemporary

Description

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. - from Amzon

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