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Love in the Time of Cholera

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez explores a lifelong romantic obsession set against the backdrop of a Caribbean port city. The narrative follows the ageing Florentino Ariza and his unending love for Fermina Daza, tracing their intricate relationship over decades as they navigate life, love, and loss. It's a poignant exploration of the endurance of love and the complexities of human emotions.
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Love in the Time of Cholera

Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed hopeless romantic Florentino Ariza's impassioned advances and married Dr Juvenal Urbino instead. During that half-century, Flornetino has fallen into the arms of many delighted women, but has loved none but Fermina.

Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed hopeless romantic Florentino Ariza's impassioned advances and married Dr Juvenal Urbino instead.

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Marquez Day - A celebration of one of the world's most loved writers available in ebook for the first time.

It was inevitable - the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.

Fifty-one years have passed since Fermina rebuffed Florentino and married Juvenal Urbino instead. Swearing his love to her, he lives for the day when he can court her again. When Fermina's husband is killed, Florentino seizes his chance to declare his enduring love. But can young love find new life in the twilight of their lives?

Love in the Time of Cholera is re-issued on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's birthday to celebrate the publication of his books as ebooks for the first time.

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is celebrated for crafting a powerful love story infused with delightful comedy, showcasing his distinctive interweaving of fantastical and obsessional elements. His prose captivates readers with its grace, presenting an exceptional exploration of the diverse expressions of love between men and women. The narrative’s passion and evocative storytelling have earned it recognition as among Marquez's finest fiction.

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ISBN: 9780241968567

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 258g

Pages: 368

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Classic Romance Fiction Gabriel Garcia Marquez General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

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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