A few days ago, Oprah Winfrey announced her latest selection for the Oprah's Book Club -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez' classic novel, Love in the Time of Cholera.
Originally published in Spanish in 1985, this novel has won numerous awards Here's a plot blurb: In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermino 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 years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
Have you read this title? What did you think of it?
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment