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Memories of My Melancholy Whores

byGabriel García Márquez

On the eve of his ninetieth birthday a bachelor decides to give himself a wild night of love with a virgin. As is his habit–he has purchased hundreds of women–he asks a madam for her assistance. The fourteen-year-old girl who is procured for him is enchanting, but exhausted as she is from caring for siblings and her job sewing buttons, she can do little but sleep. Yet with this sleeping beauty at his side, it is he who awakens to a romance he has never known. Tender, knowing, and slyly comic, Memories of My Melancholy Whores is an exquisite addition to the master’s work. --back cover

Language

en

Published on

01/11/2006

Pages

115

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781101911167

Who is this book for? Readers interested in literary fiction that explores complex themes of love and aging.

Topics LoveAgingSelf-Discovery
MoodMelancholic, Humorous
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceCentral to the Plot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

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