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Condition
Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. ...
ISBN
1400034698
EAN
9781400034697
Date of Publication
20061114
Publication Name
N/A
Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories (Vintage International)
Artist
García Márquez, Gabriel
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400034698
ISBN-13
9781400034697
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52775552

Product Key Features

Book Title
Strange Pilgrims
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Magical Realism, Literary
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Fiction
Author
Gabriel García Márquez
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"A triumph of storytelling." -"San Francisco Chronicle" "Full of relish at life's oddness. . . . Garcia Marquez's sheer ability to hold and enthrall makes "Strange Pilgrims" fascinating and memorable." -"The New York Times Books Review" "Psychologically sharp . . . altogether ingratiating."-"The Washington Post" "Nothing short of brilliant--each of these tales is a gem."-"The Seattle Times" "Garcia Marquez at his best. With a surreal phrase or a magic image, he allows us to see reality, grave and comic at once, in a unique light." -"Los Angeles Times Book Review", "A triumph of storytelling." San Francisco Chronicle "Full of relish at life's oddness. . . . García Márquez's sheer ability to hold and enthrall makes Strange Pilgrims fascinating and memorable." The New York Times Books Review "Psychologically sharp . . . altogether ingratiating." The Washington Post "Nothing short of brilliant-each of these tales is a gem." The Seattle Times "García Márquez at his best. With a surreal phrase or a magic image, he allows us to see reality, grave and comic at once, in a unique light." Los Angeles Times Book Review, " A triumph of storytelling." - "San Francisco Chronicle" " Full of relish at life's oddness. . . . Garci a Ma rquez's sheer ability to hold and enthrall makes "Strange Pilgrims" fascinating and memorable." - "The New York Times Books Review" " Psychologically sharp . . . altogether ingratiating." - "The Washington Post" " Nothing short of brilliant-- each of these tales is a gem." - "The Seattle Times" " Garci a Ma rquez at his best. With a surreal phrase or a magic image, he allows us to see reality, grave and comic at once, in a unique light." - "Los Angeles Times Book Review", "A triumph of storytelling." San Francisco Chronicle "Full of relish at life's oddness. . . . García Márquez's sheer ability to hold and enthrall makes Strange Pilgrims fascinating and memorable." The New York Times Books Review "Psychologically sharp . . . altogether ingratiating."The Washington Post "Nothing short of brilliant-each of these tales is a gem."The Seattle Times "García Márquez at his best. With a surreal phrase or a magic image, he allows us to see reality, grave and comic at once, in a unique light." Los Angeles Times Book Review, "A triumph of storytelling." San Francisco Chronicle "Full of relish at life's oddness. . . . García Márquez's sheer ability to hold and enthrall makesStrange Pilgrimsfascinating and memorable." The New York Times Books Review "Psychologically sharp . . . altogether ingratiating."The Washington Post "Nothing short of brilliant-each of these tales is a gem."The Seattle Times "García Márquez at his best. With a surreal phrase or a magic image, he allows us to see reality, grave and comic at once, in a unique light." Los Angeles Times Book Review
Table Of Content
Prologue: Why Twelve, Why Stories, Why Pilgrims Bon Voyage , Mr. President The Saint Sleeping Beauty and the Airplane I Sell My Dreams "I Only Came to Use the Phone" The Ghosts of August Maria dos Prazeres Seventeen Poisoned Englishmen Tramontana Miss Forbes's Summer of Happiness Light Is Like Water The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow
Synopsis
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., 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.

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