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Memories of my meloncholy whores
Garcia Marquez, the legend, has a new book...I didn't know he would write another novel as I'd heard he had cancer...and his auto-biography 'living to tell the tale' was presumably his last. I've been reading it albeit intentionally very slowly. From this auto-biography, you can tell where the seeds for ideas of characters were planted.
But now he comes out with 'Memories of my meloncholy whores'. And Allah be damned! It's one hell of a title and I have no doubt it will live up to all expectations. I'll be getting the book very soon!
But now he comes out with 'Memories of my meloncholy whores'. And Allah be damned! It's one hell of a title and I have no doubt it will live up to all expectations. I'll be getting the book very soon!
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its all an astounishing land, latin america still is a mystery to me.
what i've read of latin american history and tales, it's hard to tell what is real and what is magical.
even reading about, or listening to accounts of current latin american figures, you can't help but be baffeled how the bizarre is in the living reality of the people of that region. life is magical.
you need not go any further than the tale of the cuban revolution...15 shipwrecked men, without a gun, without a plan, without an idea of where the hell they are on the island, march on to lead a revolution and take over - that is the gutsy determination that legends - i mean reality - is made of.
i think leaf storm was brilliant. that book set the tone for his entire lifes works and the fact that he wrote that at age 23 (ithink) is astounishing.
has anyone reaad leaf storm? his first true short story, i thought it would be interesting to compare that to this (maybe his last book)...
way too short, but gooooooood.
but no way as good as his best.
but who can blame a 90 year old man, he should rest now and enjoy the martinisssss........(H)
sleep well mr marquez
its about an old man whos never loved but has had so many whores he doesnt remember anymore. and he falls in love with a 14 year old girl when hes ageed 90.
His column in the local paper suddenly reflects his new love, the people go wild !
Thats as far as ive read :P
for months and months, ive been looking at the spanish version and ogling over when God would teach me spanish in my sleep so i could read this.
rozaiba........we should give it a try atleast. besides, when have you ever been dissapointed by a garcia fiction?