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Love in the time of cholera / Gabriel Garc©Øia M©Øarquez ; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman.
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs - yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty-one years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermino, he will do so again.
Record details
- ISBN: 0307389731
- Physical Description: 348 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Vintage International edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage International, 2003.
- Copyright: ©1988
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: El amor en los tiempos del c©Øolera. "Oprah's Book Club"--Cover. |
| Citation/References Note: | Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002 Publisher's Weekly Booklist |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult Follett Library Resources |
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| Subject: | Colombia > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Unrequited love > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. |
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Summary:
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs - yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty-one years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermino, he will do so again.
