Memories of my melancholy whores / Gabriel García Márquez ; translated from the spanish by Edith Grossman.
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TextoIdioma: eng Lenguaje original: Español Editor: New York : Open Market Edition, 2006Edición: First editionDescripción: 115 páginas ; 17 cmISBN: 9780307278494Títulos uniformes: Magdalena-Bibliografía regional Tema(s): Garc�a M�rquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014. Memoria de mis putas tristes -- Traducciones al ingl�s | Novela colombiana | Novela amorosa | Prostituci�n -- NovelaClasificación CDD: AN Resumen: Memories of My Melancholy Whores is Gabriel García Márquezs first work of fiction in ten years, written at the height of his powers, the Spanish edition of which Ilan Stavans called, Masterful. Erotic. As hypnotizing as it is disturbing (Los Angeles Times).
On the eve of his ninetieth birthday, our unnamed protagonistan undistinguished journalist and lifelong bachelordecides to give himself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin.
The virgin, whom an old madam procures for him, is splendidly young, with the silent power of a sleeping beauty. The night of love blossoms into a transforming year. It is a year in which he relives, in a rush of memories, his lifetime of (paid-for) sexual adventures and experiences a revelation that brings him to the edge of dyingnot of old age, but, at long last, of uncorrupted love.
Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a brilliant gem by the master storyteller.
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Memories of My Melancholy Whores is Gabriel García Márquezs first work of fiction in ten years, written at the height of his powers, the Spanish edition of which Ilan Stavans called, Masterful. Erotic. As hypnotizing as it is disturbing (Los Angeles Times).
On the eve of his ninetieth birthday, our unnamed protagonistan undistinguished journalist and lifelong bachelordecides to give himself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin.
The virgin, whom an old madam procures for him, is splendidly young, with the silent power of a sleeping beauty. The night of love blossoms into a transforming year. It is a year in which he relives, in a rush of memories, his lifetime of (paid-for) sexual adventures and experiences a revelation that brings him to the edge of dyingnot of old age, but, at long last, of uncorrupted love.
Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a brilliant gem by the master storyteller.
Título original : Memoria de mis putas tristes.
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