Love in the Time of Cholera - diskuze

It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed hopeless romantic Florentino Arizas 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. When Ferminas husband is killed trying to retrieve his pet parrot from a mango tree, Florentino seizes his chance to declare his enduring love. But can young love find new life in the twilight of their lives? Review. The most important writer of fiction in any language Bill Clinton.An exquisite writer, wise, compassionate and extremely funny Sunday Telegraph.An amazing celebration of the many kinds of love between men and women The Times. One of this centurys most evocative writers ― Anne Tyler. A delight. The interlocking of the stories, the fantastical and obsessional aspects of Márquez have never been better shown. ― Melvyn Bragg. About the Author - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) was a short-story writer, novelist, journalist and a screenwriter from Colombia. He was a reporter for a Colombian newspaper, El Espectador, and also a foreign correspondent stationed in New York, Rome, Paris and Barcelona. Marquez is the author of numerous popular novels and short stories. He is well known for his unique literary style known as magical realism, in which he describes reality through
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