Memories of My Melancholy Whores is Gabriel Garcìa Márquez's first work of fiction in ten years, written at the height of his powers, the Spanish edition of which Ilan Stavans called, "Masterful. Erotic. As hypnotizing as it is disturbing" (Los Angeles Times).
On the eve of his ninetieth birthday, our unnamed protagonist-an undistinguished journalist and lifelong bachelor-decides to give himself "the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin."
The virgin, whom an old madam procures for him, is splendidly young, with the silent power of a sleeping beauty. The night of love blossoms into a transforming year. It is a year in which he relives, in a rush of memories, his lifetime of (paid-for) sexual adventures and experiences a revelation that brings him to the edge of dying-not of old age, but, at long last, of uncorrupted love.
Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a brilliant gem by the master storyteller.
| ISBN: | 9780307278494 |
| Publication date: | 5th October 2006 |
| Author: | Gabriel García Márquez |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Vintage International |
| Genres: |
Magical realism General Fiction Romance / Relationship Stories |
Memories of My Melancholy Whores is Gabriel Garcìa Márquez's first work of fiction in ten years, written at the height of his powers, the Spanish edition of which Ilan Stavans called, "Masterful. Erotic. As hypnotizing as it is disturbing" (Los Angeles Times).
On the eve of his ninetieth birthday, our unnamed protagonist-an undistinguished journalist and lifelong bachelor-decides to give himself "the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin."
The virgin, whom an old madam procures for him, is splendidly young, with the silent power of a sleeping beauty. The night of love blossoms into a transforming year. It is a year in which he relives, in a rush of memories, his lifetime of (paid-for) sexual adventures and experiences a revelation that brings him to the edge of dying-not of old age, but, at long last, of uncorrupted love.
Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a brilliant gem by the master storyteller.
Memories of My Melancholy Whores features in the following genres: Magical realism, General Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories
Memories of My Melancholy Whores is available in Paperback
Memories of My Melancholy Whores was written by Gabriel García Márquez and published by Vintage Books an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Memories of My Melancholy Whores has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage International series