NMLP P-045482 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-19

Like Water for Chocolate

Laura Esquivel · Editorial Planeta, Mexico City · 1989

True first: Editorial Planeta Mexicana, Mexico City, 1989 (Como agua para chocolate), Esquivel's debut novel; the first printing reportedly sold out within about two months

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-045482 for "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045482, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).