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Advanced Book Seminar - "Como agua para chocolate"
Course Description: In this engaging literary immersion course, students will enjoy reading the best-selling novel Como agua para chocolate, the first novel by Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel, published in 1989. Set in the early 20th century during the Mexican Revolution, the book narrates the story of Tita, who is forbidden to marry because of a family tradition that the youngest daughter must dedicate herself to caring for her mother. Food is a central organizing theme; the book is divided into twelve chapters, one for each month of the year, with each chapter beginning with a recipe that is somehow important in Tita’s life and the story. The novel employs magical realism, lending the book a whimsical and fantastical element while the emotional turbulence of unrequited love and family drama unfold.
Designed for advanced students with a high level of comprehension and speaking ability, this course will provide you with the venue in which to practice your reading and speaking skills, expand your vocabulary, and enjoy stimulating discussion with other enthusiastic students.
Students will need to obtain a copy of this edition of the book.
Best suited for: Students who have completed or been recommended an Advanced course at Tierra.