Strange Pilgrims
Author
Original Work
Translator
Format
Collection / Anthology
Language
Year
2006
Publisher
Country
United Kingdom
Pages
188
ISBN
978-1400034697
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, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.— Google Books
Contains
Short Works (12)
1.
“Buen viaje, señor presidente” [“Bon Voyage, Mr. President”]
2.
“Sólo vine a hablar por teléfono” [“I Only Came to Use the Phone”]
3.
“La Luz es como el Agua” [“Light is Like Water”]
4.
“María dos Prazeres” [“María dos Prazeres”]
5.
“El Verano Feliz de la Señora Forbes” [“Miss Forbes's Summer of Happiness”]
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