Doce Cuentos Peregrinos by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Doce Cuentos Peregrinos by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

En Barcelona, una prostituta que va entrando en la vejez entrena su perro a llorar ante la tumba que ha escogido para s misma. En Viena, una mujer se vale de su don de ver el futuro para convertirse en la adivina de una familia rica. En Ginebra, el conductor de una ambulancia y su esposa acogen al abandonado y aparentemente moribundo ex presidente de un pa s caribe o, s lo para descubrir que sus ambiciones pol ticas siguen intactas.

En estos doce relatos magistrales acerca de las vidas de latinoamericanos en Europa, Garc a M rquez logra transmitir la amalgama de melancol a, tenacidad, pena y ambici n que forma la experiencia del emigrante.

ENGLISH 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, Garc a M rquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the migr experience.

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ISBN 13	9788439718406
ISBN 10	8439718403
Title	Doce Cuentos Peregrinos
Author	Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Grijalbo Mondadori, S.A.
Year published	1997-07-01
Number of pages	245
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.