Love in the Time of Cholera

Written by Gabriel García Márquez

A man waits decades to reclaim his lost love after her husband's death.

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368 pages· 149,364 words· ~1220L

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Florentino Ariza has loved Fermina Daza since their youth, but she chose another. After decades and countless affairs, he remains devoted. With her husband's death, Florentino seizes the chance to declare his love once more. Will time have changed their hearts, or is love truly timeless? Discover a tale of enduring passion and the relentless pursuit of a dream.

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A love story of astonishing power (Newsweek), the acclaimed modern literary classic by the beloved Nobel Prize-winning author In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs–yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.

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