Strange Pilgrims

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

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Author
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
Publish Date
10/01/1993
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
KNOPF
Subtitle
Twelve Stories
Number of Pages
188
Edition
First Edition
ISBN-10
0679425667
ISBN-13
9780679425663
SKU
9780679425663

Description

In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for herself. In Vienna, a woman parlays her gift for seeing the future into a fortunetelling position with a wealthy family. In Geneva, an ambulance driver and his wife take in the lonely, apparently dying ex-President of a Caribbean country, only to discover that his political ambition is very much intact.

In these twelve masterly stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.

From the Trade Paperback edition.