Love in the Time of Cholera

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Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel GarcΓ­a MΓ‘rquez explores the enduring love between Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza. Set in a Caribbean seaport town, the story spans decades as Florentino holds onto his unrequited love despite Fermina's marriage to another man. The novel delves into themes of time, passion, and the complexities of human relationships.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy sweeping and beautifully crafted stories about unrequited love and passion that spans decades. You'll likely appreciate the intricate weaving of romance, longing, and emotional depth set against a vividly depicted backdrop, capturing the essence of life's profound mysteries and complexities.

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Love in the Time of Cholera

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera is a brilliantly crafted, beautifully written story of love and the love-sick. Spurned as a young man, Florentino Ariza has a half century of waiting to fill before a chance to redeclare his love for Fermina Daze comes, when her husband is killed retrieving a parrot from a mango tree. Funny, poignant and heartfelt - enduring and unrequited love have rarely been more movingly expressed.

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Love in the Time of Cholera is often praised for its beautiful prose and exploration of the enduring nature of love. Critics appreciate the way Gabriel GarcΓ­a MΓ‘rquez intertwines themes of passion, destiny, and the passage of time. Some reviews highlight the novel's rich character development and its vivid depiction of Caribbean culture. Overall, it is celebrated as a masterful tale of romantic devotion and longing.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141037455

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

DIMENSIONS

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 432

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About the Author

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in 1927 near Aracataca, Colombia. He is the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, and Living to Tell the Tale, among other works of fiction and non-fiction. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. He lives in Mexico City. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on 6 March 1927 in Aractaca, Colombia, and died on 17 April 2014 in Mexico City, aged 87. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 for a body of work that includes novels, works of non-fiction and collections of short stories. His most famous works include Leaf Storm (1955), In Evil Hour (1962), One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), The Autumn of the Patriarch(1975), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981), Love in the Time of Cholera (1985), The General in His Labyrinth (1989), News of a Kidnapping (1996), Living to Tell the Tale (2002) and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2004).

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