Wednesday, May 14, 2025

José Andrés recommends Mafalda as under-appreciated

José Andrés Picked a Bad Time to Give His Daughter 'Charlotte's Web'

A version of this article appears in print on May 11, 2025, Page 5 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: José Andrés.

for non-Times subscribers:

What's your favorite book no one else has heard of?

"Mafalda," by Quino. A lot of people have heard of it in the Spanish-speaking world, but it's still underappreciated globally. Mafalda is this little girl with big thoughts: funny, rebellious, deeply human. Through her, Quino taught generations how to question authority, care about the world and laugh at life's absurdities. That little comic strip shaped the way I see justice, politics, and yes, even food.



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