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Literary Fiction · Warm

A man waits fifty-one years for the woman he loves

Love in the Time of Cholera

by Gabriel García Márquez

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1985Moderate readSlow pace

What it is about

Florentino Ariza falls in love as a young man with Fermina Daza, who marries someone else, and he waits more than half a century for a second chance. García Márquez’s 1985 novel is a hymn to love.

Who will enjoy it

Readers who enjoy literary fiction that puts character and language first, with a warm mood and an unhurried pace. It is a read that rewards some attention.

Themes: Love · Time · Colombia

Screen adaptation

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

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About the author

Gabriel García Márquez1 book on Tori Books

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