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Tells of an unnamed second-rate reporter who on the eve of his ninetieth birthday decides to give himself 'a night of mad love with a virgin adolescent'. This work contemplates the misfortunes of old age and celebrates the joys of being in love. It is a fairy tale for the aged - a story that celebrates the discovery of passion in old age. ~Worldcat.org
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Memories of My Melancholy Whores, Gabriel García Márquez
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- Released
- 2006
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 115
- ISBN10
- 0307278492
- ISBN13
- 9780307278494
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Classics, Erotica, Adapted for Film, Novellas, Spanish Literature, Magical Realism, Latin American Literature, Old Age, Prostitution, Colombia, Last Book by the Author, Colombian Literature
- First published
- 2004
- Original title
- Memoria de mis putas tristes
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Tells of an unnamed second-rate reporter who on the eve of his ninetieth birthday decides to give himself 'a night of mad love with a virgin adolescent'. This work contemplates the misfortunes of old age and celebrates the joys of being in love. It is a fairy tale for the aged - a story that celebrates the discovery of passion in old age. ~Worldcat.org