However, if you need a guide, the book concerns a woman named Orquídea Montoya who has magically created a house for herself in a small town somewhere in America. Thus, if you intend to read this novel, I advise you to stop reading right here and go directly to the book instead. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is an example of one of those books that are better the less you know about it before reading. It is breathtakingly brilliant and easily the sort of book you can get lost in for hours at a time. I’m sure there are other examples of South American writers who have mined the genre of magical realism, but these two examples are what I’m confronted with now and in the case of the latter (though One Hundred Years of Solitude is no slouch, but can be a difficult read) you absolutely need to go out and devour it. It is a flipping fantastic book that blends magic with reality seamlessly. In the case of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, its author (Zoraida Córdova) was born in Ecuador and part of the novel is set there. After all, Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the best books of its type, if not one of the best books of the 20th century. “The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina” Book CoverĪfter reading Zoraida Córdova’s The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, I think I’ve finally determined one thing: if you want to read magic realism done right, your best bet would be to turn to an author born in South America who works in the genre.
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