Love in the Time of Cholera
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Love in the Time of Cholera
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Florentino Ariza has never forgotten his first love. He has waited nearly a lifetime in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. But now her husband is dead. Finally Florentino has another chance to declare his eternal passion and win her back. Will love that has survived half a century remain unrequited?
Florentino Ariza has never forgotten his first love. He has waited nearly a lifetime in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. No woman can replace her in his heart. But now her husband is dead.
New to Penguin Modern Classics
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez tells the enduring tale of Florentino Ariza, who has never forgotten his first love. For nearly a lifetime, he has waited in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. No woman can replace her in his heart.
But now, her husband is dead. Finally—after fifty-one years, nine months, and four days—Florentino has another chance to declare his eternal passion and win Fermina back. Will a love that has survived half a century remain unrequited?
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is widely celebrated for its lush, evocative prose and intricate exploration of love over decades. Critics often praise the novel's deep emotional resonance and its ability to weave complex themes of time and passion. Readers are captivated by the author’s rich storytelling and his masterful depiction of the enduring power of love.

Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141189208
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 September 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 316g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in 1927. He studied at the National University of Colombia in Bogota, and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas and New York. He is the author of several novels and collections of stories, including Eyes of a Blue Dog (1947), Leaf Storm (1955), No One Writesto the Colonel (1958), In Evil Hour (1962), Big Mama's Funeral (1962), One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), Innocent Erendira and Other Stories (1972), 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), Strange Pilgrims (1992), Of Love and Other Demons (1994) and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2005). Many of his books arepublished by Penguin. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Gabriel Garcia Marquez died in 2014.
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