- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; 1 edition (Oct 7 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 140003468X
- ISBN-13: 978-1400034680
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (225 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #199,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this chronicle of a unique love triangle, the Nobel laureate's trademark "ironic vision and luminous evocation of South America" persist. "It is a fully mature novel in scope and perspective, flawlessly translated, as rich in ideas as in humanity," praised PW . 250,000 first printing.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
While delivering a message to her father, Florentino Ariza spots the barely pubescent Fermina Daza and immediately falls in love. What follows is the story of a passion that extends over 50 years, as Fermina is courted solely by letter, decisively rejects her suitor when he first speaks, and then joins the urbane Dr. Juvenal Urbino, much above her station, in a marriage initially loveless but ultimately remarkable in its strength. Florentino remains faithful in his fashion; paralleling the tale of the marriage is that of his numerous liaisons, all ultimately without the depth of love he again declares at Urbino's death. In substance and style not as fantastical, as mythologizing, as the previous works, this is a compelling exploration of the myths we make of love. Highly recommended. Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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IT WAS INEVITABLE: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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By Angie (Perth, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love in the Time of Cholera (Paperback)
This book is one of the most beautiful I have ever read. Every page is like poetry.Takes patience at first of course, but definitely worth it.
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Good story,
By Sharon McCarthy (Paddington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah's Book Club) (Paperback)
If you're one for a good story, such as ones found in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS or the ever-popular A TOUR OF SOUTHERN HOMES AND GARDENS, then LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA will be just the thing for you. A word of warning, though, as Marquez's novel will not immediately appeal to you if you're not prepared for the unusual style and mixture of realism and magic. For some this can be jarring. Personally, I found it refreshing. Set in the caribbean, this story shows us the many facets that love can take, and reveals to us the human heart with all its hope and despair. Unlike ONE HUNDRED YEARS by Marquez, this is a much shorter and less complicated book. If you're new to this author, this would be the book to start with. Would also recommend the novel KITE RUNNER if you haven't read that one yet.
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A way with life,
By James Monroe (Sterling) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah's Book Club) (Paperback)
Marquez has a way with words like no other writer. And a way with a plot. Now, you're not going to zip right through this book in one night, and it is not a short read by any means, but what you put into it, you get out.This is a timeless epic story that is as applicable today as it was when it was written. Set in the Caribbean in the mid-nineteenth century the book explores the many faces of love, or not. It's not surprising that today so many historical novels are making their way to the fore. PILLARS OF THE EARTH is another one---very long and historical----that reminds me of LOVE IN THE TIME. Would also recommend the novels KITE RUNNER and MIDDLESEX for other great reads.
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