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.Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 11/14/2006
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781400034697
Language: English
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