2001, ISBN: 9780609608708

Hardcover

New York: Crown Publishers, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. A very nice copy. 2001 Hard Cove… More...

New York: Crown Publishers, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. A very nice copy. 2001 Hard Cover. 207 pp. Translated by Stephen Lytle. Instead of entering the world crying like other babies, Jubilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people's hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as an interpreter between his warring Mayan grandmother and his Spanish-speaking mother, he would translate words of spite into words of respect, so that their mutual hatred turned to love. When he grew up, he put his gift to good use in his job as a humble telegraph operator. But now the telegraph lies abandoned, obsolete as a form of communication in the electronic age, and don Jubilo is on his deathbed, mute and estranged from his beloved wife, Lucha, who refuses to speak to him. What tragic event has come between two such sensuous, loving people to cause their seemingly irreparable rift? What mystery lies behind the death of the son no one ever mentions? Can their daughter bring reconciliation to her parents before it is too late, by acting as an interpreter between them, just as Jubilo used to do for other people? Swift as Desire is Laura Esquivel's loving tribute to her father, who worked his own lifelong magic as a telegraph operator. In this enchanting, bittersweet story, touched with graphic earthiness and wit, she shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love., Crown Publishers, 2001, 4<

ISBN: 9780609608708

Hardcover. Good. Ships From Canada. Previous owners name on the first white page Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 208 p. Audience: General/trade. Book Description: Instead of entering th… More...

Hardcover. Good. Ships From Canada. Previous owners name on the first white page Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 208 p. Audience: General/trade. Book Description: Instead of entering the world crying like other babies, Jubilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people s hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as an interpreter between his warring Mayan grandmother and his Spanish-speaking mother, he would translate words of spite into words of respect, so that their mutual hatred turned to love. When he grew up, he put his gift to good use in his job as a humble telegraph operator. But now the telegraph lies abandoned, obsolete as a form of communication in the electronic age, and don Jubilo is on his deathbed, mute and estranged from his beloved wife, Lucha, who refuses to speak to him. What tragic event has come between two such sensuous, loving people to cause their seemingly irreparable rift? What mystery lies b, 2.5<

2001, ISBN: 0609608703

[EAN: 9780609608708], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House Digital, Inc.], Jacket, The best-selling author of Like Water for Chocolate returns with a poignant and evocative new nov… More...

[EAN: 9780609608708], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Random House Digital, Inc.], Jacket, The best-selling author of Like Water for Chocolate returns with a poignant and evocative new novel based on the life of her father that follows the fortunes of Don Jubilo, a telegraph operator who follows his destined role of communication conciliator, as his own life parallels the birth, rise, and eventual fall of the telegraph. 250,000 first printing. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item., Books<