A woman who played an active and powerful role in the spanish conquest of mexico, malinche was an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for hernan cortes. Her illicit relationship with cortes defined mexicans as a mestizo people and the illegitimate offspring of colonial rape andor sexual betrayal. She falls in love with cortes, though they have an unusual relationship because it is clear throughout the book that she is. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Malinche gets short shrift in much history, and she is a very intriguing and important player in the very early days of the conquista. Apr 17, 2007 like senora esquivels other fiction books, this is a basedonhistory but in the magical realm as well, and its delightful.
Sad, entertaining, and the type of book you will want to read through in a single. In the annotation made by the nahua historian chimalpahin on his copy of gomaras biography of cortes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What isnt in question, though, is the key role that this amazing woman played in the conquest and the genesis of america as its known today. The result is a highly speculative but enjoyable biography of one of the more.
Malinche laura esquivel comprar libro 9788466368919. It is through the letters from mother to son, that the author constructs this vivid tale about the woman behind the myth. To the mexican it consists in being the fruit of a violation. The author examines the psychological history of the mexican people in order to shed light on certain aspects of.
This myth, paz argued, constituted part of a debilitating selfhatred and misogyny that undermined the national psyche. Malinche laura esquivel, author, jordi castells, illustrator, ernesto mestrereed, translator, trans. Malinche esquivel laura sinopsis del libro, resenas. Like senora esquivels other fiction books, this is a basedonhistory but in the magical realm as well, and its delightful. Malinche conocida tambien como malinalli, malintzin o dona marina era una mujer nahuatl. She was also a mistress to cortes and gave birth to his first son martin cortes. Biography of malinche o marina 14981597 woman of the aztec nobility, daughter of a chieftain of olutla, who was a key figure in the conquest of mexico.