El amor en los tiempos del cólera

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Deux histoires se trouvent dans ce livre. L'une d'elles, à peine esquissée, est celle d'un amour secret qui culmine dans la mort choisie par un homme qui a voulu se mettre à l'abri des tempêtes de la mémoire. L'autre histoire est celle d'un amour qui fait de ces tourments sa nourriture. Un amour traqué par les ennemis : la détérioration physique, la vieillesse, la mort. Une jeune fille de dix-huit ans rejette l'homme dont elle est amoureuse et avec qui on lui a interdit de s'unir. Un désir enraciné en lui-même, qui avance

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez presents a profound exploration of romance, time, and human endurance in his celebrated 1985 novel, published originally as El amor en los tiempos del colera. At its heart, the narrative intertwines two distinct yet resonant threads of affection and loss. One of these threads, softly sketched in the background, follows a secret romance that tragically culminates in a chosen death, undertaken by a man desperate to shield himself from the relentless and painful storms of memory. The second, more expansive chronicle tracks a radically different kind of passion, one that actively feeds upon those very same tormenting recollections rather than fleeing from them. This central narrative focuses on a relentless devotion stalked by the ultimate adversaries of human existence: physical deterioration, the steady march of old age, and the finality of death. A young woman of eighteen ultimately rejects the man she has long harbored deep feelings for, turning away from someon

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Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014) was a Colombian author and Nobel Prize laureate celebrated as a master of magical realism, most famously in 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.

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