
2008 Longlist
Malinche
ABOUT
THE BOOK
When Malinalli, a member of the tribe conquered by the Aztec warriors, first meets the conquistador Hernán Cortés and becomes his interpreter, she — like many — believes him to be the reincarnated forefather god of her tribe. Naturally, she assumes she must welcome him, and help him destroy the Aztec empire and free her people. The two fall passionately in love, but Malinalli soon realizes that Cortés’s thirst for conquest is all too human, and that he is willing to destroy anyone, even his own men — even their own love.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Ernesto
Mestre-Reed
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
Mexico
Original Language
Spanish
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing Inc.
Translator
Ernesto Mestre-Reed
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