Like Water for Chocolate
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Like Water for Chocolate is a celebrated Mexican novel by Laura Esquivel that blends romance, magical realism, and culinary tradition to explore love, family, and repression.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Mexican novel
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magic realism novel → novel → romantic novel → |
| adaptedAs |
Like Water for Chocolate (1992 film)
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| author |
Laura Esquivel
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| centralConflict |
Tita’s forbidden love for Pedro
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| containsElement |
home remedies
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household tips → recipes → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Mexico
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| familyRule |
youngest daughter must remain unmarried to care for her mother
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| filmAdaptationDirector |
Alfonso Arau
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| filmAdaptationScreenwriter |
Laura Esquivel
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| genre |
culinary fiction
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family saga → magical realism → romance → |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. John Brown
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Gertrudis → Mama Elena → Pedro Muzquiz → Rosaura → Tita de la Garza → |
| motif |
cooking
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food → forbidden love → repression → |
| narrativeTechnique |
first-person frame narrative
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magical realism → |
| narrator |
Tita’s grandniece
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| notableAward |
American Booksellers Book of the Year (ABBY) Award
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| notableRecognition |
international bestseller
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| originalLanguage |
Spanish
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| originalTitle |
Como agua para chocolate
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| publicationYear |
1989
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| publisher |
Editorial Planeta
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| settingLocation |
Northern Mexico
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| settingPeriod |
Mexican Revolution
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| structure |
12 chapters
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each chapter corresponds to a month → |
| symbolism |
heat as metaphor for passion
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tears as expression of repressed emotion → |
| theme |
family tradition
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female desire → love → patriarchy and oppression → the transformative power of food → |
| translatedInto |
English
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| translatedTitle |
Like Water for Chocolate
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mama Elena
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Rosaura → Tita de la Garza → |
appearsIn |
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Alfonso Arau
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Common → Laura Esquivel → |
notableWork |
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Mama Elena
("1992 film Like Water for Chocolate")
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Tita de la Garza ("1992 film Like Water for Chocolate") → |
adaptedIn |
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Like Water for Chocolate
("Like Water for Chocolate (1992 film)")
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adaptedAs |
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Tita de la Garza
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centralThemeOf |
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Laura Esquivel
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creativeWork |
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Mama Elena
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diesIn |
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Alfonso Arau
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directorOf |
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Mama Elena
("Like Water for Chocolate universe")
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fictionalUniverse |
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One Day It'll All Make Sense
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followedBy |
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Electric Circus
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follows |
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Rosaura
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isCentralCharacterIn |
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The Light
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isPartOf |
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Laura Esquivel
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notableFor |
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Like Water for Chocolate
("Como agua para chocolate")
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originalTitle |
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Like Water for Chocolate
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translatedTitle |