Strange Pilgrims

TranslatorEdith Grossman
FormatCollection / Anthology
LanguageEnglish
Year2006
PublisherVintage
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pages188
ISBN978-1400034697
Strange Pilgrims

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.

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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