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Verbal and visual representation of women: 'Como agua para chocolate'/Like Water for Chocolate.': An article from: World Literature Today

Author Maria Elena de Valdes
Publisher University of Oklahoma
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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on January 1, 1995. The length of the article is 4817 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel is a postmodernist writer who achieved fame with her work entitled 'Como agua para chocolate' which is a parody of the popular women's magazine. The novel is written in the manner of a woman's column that contains recipes and tips for decorating. An omniscient narrator is used for the novel. The characters are typical middle-class Mexican women who live in the countryside and who are religious, smart in their dealings with their spouses and skillfull in their daily chores.

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Title: Verbal and visual representation of women: 'Como agua para chocolate'/Like Water for Chocolate.'
Author: Maria Elena de Valdes
Publication:World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1995
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v69 Issue: n1 Page: p78(5)

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