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Love in the Time of Cholera.

Love in the Time of Cholera.

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Love in the Time of Cholera.

by Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First British edition of Garcia Marquez's classic work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrew Kulman. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Uncommon signed. "This shining and heartbreaking novel may be one of the greatest love stories ever told," wrote the New York Times. It's a "sumptuous book [with] major themes of love, death, the torments of memory, the inexorability of old age" (The Washington Post). The English-language movie adaptation was released in 2007, starring Academy Award-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro.

Synopsis

Love in the Time of Cholera is an International Bestselling novel by Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. It is considered a modern literary classic, and one of the best novels of the 20th century.  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 years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again. (From the Publisher). It is considered a non-traditional love story as "lovers find love in their 'golden years'—in their seventies, when death is all around them"  Love in the Time of Cholera  was first published in Spanish in 1985, with an English translation released in 1988 by Alfred A. Knopf. An English-language film adaptation was released in 2007. -

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On Nov 14 2007, CH125 said:
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE LOVE STORY. A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN LOVE, OR JUST WANTS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH A STORY. THIS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK. AFTER THIS BOOK I RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL READING BY SAME WRITER, GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ - 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE.

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Bookseller
Raptis Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
67079
Title
Love in the Time of Cholera.
Author
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1988
Keywords
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez Autograph, Love in the Time of Cholera First Edition, Love in the Time of Cholera Signed First Edition

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New
A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Clamshell Box
A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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