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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Seix Barral
Publication date
May 1, 2003
Pages
544
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9788432296222
ISBN-10
8432296228
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
2.15 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$29.95
§As reported by publisher
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The Plague of Doves | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories | Like Water for Chocolate | Borderlands / La Frontera | The House on Mango Street | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | The Distance Between Us | Loose Woman | My Wicked Wicked Ways
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The celebrated author of The House on Mango Street gives us an extraordinary new novel, told in language of blazing originality: a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose voices create a dazzling weave of humor, passion, and poignancyâthe very stuff of life.
Lala Reyesâ grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl, makers. The striped caramelo rebozo is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family history it has come to represent, into Lalaâs possession. The novel opens with the Reyesâ annual car tripâa caravan overflowing with children, laughter, and quarrelsâfrom Chicago to âthe other sideâ: Mexico City. It is there, each year, that Lala hears her familyâs stories, separating the truth from the âhealthy liesâ that have ricocheted from one generation to the next. We travel from the Mexico City that was the âParis of the New Worldâ to the music-filled streets of Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twentiesâand, finally, to Lalaâs own difficult adolescence in the not-quite-promised land of San Antonio, Texas.
Caramelo is a romantic tale of homelands, sometimes real, sometimes imagined. Vivid, funny, intimate, historical, it is a brilliant work destined to become a classic: a major new novel from one of our countryâs most beloved storytellers.
Lala Reyesâ grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl, makers. The striped caramelo rebozo is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family history it has come to represent, into Lalaâs possession. The novel opens with the Reyesâ annual car tripâa caravan overflowing with children, laughter, and quarrelsâfrom Chicago to âthe other sideâ: Mexico City. It is there, each year, that Lala hears her familyâs stories, separating the truth from the âhealthy liesâ that have ricocheted from one generation to the next. We travel from the Mexico City that was the âParis of the New Worldâ to the music-filled streets of Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twentiesâand, finally, to Lalaâs own difficult adolescence in the not-quite-promised land of San Antonio, Texas.
Caramelo is a romantic tale of homelands, sometimes real, sometimes imagined. Vivid, funny, intimate, historical, it is a brilliant work destined to become a classic: a major new novel from one of our countryâs most beloved storytellers.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Seix Barral (May 1, 2003)
9788432296222 | details & prices | 544 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $29.95
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (April 1, 2003)
9780786251384 | details & prices | 736 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $30.95
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (March 1, 2003)
9781400041503 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $24.00
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (September 1, 2002)
9780679435549 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $24.00
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
Paperback
from Seix Barral (April 14, 2005)
9788432216831 | details & prices | 560 pages | List price $13.95
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (September 1, 2003)
9780679742586 | details & prices | 8.25 × 5.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.95
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of famous shawl makers, one of which has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of famous shawl makers, one of which has come into Lala's possession.
from Random House Spanish (September 1, 2003)
9781400030996 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.95
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (November 1, 2002)
9780792727354 | details & prices | 7.25 × 6.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $57.95
About: Lala Reyes' grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl-makers.
About: Lala Reyes' grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl-makers.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (October 1, 2002)
9780792727088 | details & prices | List price $84.95
About: The celebrated author of The House on Mango Street gives us an extraordinary new novel, told in language of blazing originality: a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose voices create a dazzling weave of humor, passion, and poignancyâthe very stuff of life.
About: The celebrated author of The House on Mango Street gives us an extraordinary new novel, told in language of blazing originality: a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose voices create a dazzling weave of humor, passion, and poignancyâthe very stuff of life.
Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (October 1, 2002)
9780060515911 | details & prices | 6.25 × 4.25 × 2.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $39.95
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (October 4, 2008)
9781439558355 | details & prices | List price $23.95
from Turtleback Books (September 1, 2003)
9781417718801 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.96 lbs | List price $26.95
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of famous shawl makers, one of which has come into Lala's possession.
About: During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of famous shawl makers, one of which has come into Lala's possession.
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