Solo Book Club: Malinalli by Veronica Chapa

Book Club attendees will discuss and analyze various themes found in Veronica Chapa's Malinalli.

It is strongly suggested to have completed reading the book prior to attending book club. This allows open, in-depth discussion amongst members without the worry of spoiling the book for others.

If you are reading the book or interested in reading the book, please consider attending our Book Mixer where varying levels of reading progress are welcome. See profile for upcoming events.

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The triumphs and sorrows of one of the most controversial and misunderstood women in Mexico’s history and mythology

A real-life historical figure, the woman known as Malinalli, Malintzin, La Malinche, Doña Marina, and Malinalxochitl was the Nahua interpreter who helped Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés communicate with the native people of Mexico. When indigenous leaders observed her marching into their cities, they believed she was a goddess—blessed with the divine power to interpret the Spaniards’ intentions for their land. Later, historians and pop culture would deem her a traitor—the “Indian” girl who helped sell Mexico’s future to an invader.In this “lush tale about the power of language, the complexities of empire, and the bonds of sisterhood” (Rita Chang-Eppig, author of Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea), Malinalli is all of those things and more, but at heart, she’s a young girl, kidnapped into slavery by age twelve, and fighting to survive. Blessed with magical powers, and supported by a close-knit circle of priestesses, Mali vows to help defend her people’s legacy. For the first time, Malinalli’s “propulsive story of magic, love, and the struggle for power in a new world” (Luis Jaramillo, author of The Witches of El Paso) is told with the empathy, humanity, and awe she’s always deserved.

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