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Strange Pilgrims

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Edith Grossman (Translator)

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| Paperback | 9781400034697

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Book 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 dyingContinue

1 Review

Probably my favorite GGM.
This is a fantastic book! If you aren’t quite ready to plunge into Garcia Marquez’s full length books, this one will give you a feel for how he writes. Despite some of these stories being only a few pages long, the stories will stay with you. They are beautifully un- ... (continue)

Probably my favorite GGM.
This is a fantastic book! If you aren’t quite ready to plunge into Garcia Marquez’s full length books, this one will give you a feel for how he writes. Despite some of these stories being only a few pages long, the stories will stay with you. They are beautifully un-verbose and showcase his gift for storytelling in magical, mystical prose. That is Garcia Marquez’s magic.

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