Of Love and Other Demons

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The world is the familiar Garcia Marquez world, a mixture of phantasmagoria and a realism whose truths seem as incredible and strange as the moments of demonic magic. My new 3rd favourite book by him, surpassing 'Whores', which were good, but didn't have this quality and power.

Casi de una manera similar a “Crónica de una muerte anunciada”, cada uno de los personajes tiene su propia historia y así, nos vamos enterando de lo que le sucede al marqués de Casalduero, Ygnacio Alfaro y Dueñas, padre de Sierva María, o de lo que viven otros personajes como Bernarda Cabrera, su esposa, los avatares del sacerdote Cayetano Delaura, que muere de amor por Sierva Maria, los oscuros pasajes que leemos del obispo don Toribio Cáceres, la ponzña y perfidia de una de las villanas de la novela, me refiero a la abadesa del convento de Santa Clara, Josefa Miranda y de otros personajes secundarios como la negra Dominga de Adviento y una monja presa en el convento, Martina Laborde. And no woman, white or black, is worth one hundred twenty pounds of gold, unless she shits diamonds. to the size of a cow, and realized it was a monster much more fearsome than any other on land or sea. Maybe, magical realism as a work of art and unpredictability, shouldn’t be questioned, and the analyst hat , should be dropped-off when picking up such books!Having read this remarkable book I am now compelled to gobble up the rest of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' writings but I shall ration myself . Marquez’s writing is rich and nuanced but it produces a gloomy picture of 18th century Colombia; it’s indigent slaves, repressive religion, declining nobility and the nature of love itself.

I dont think Marquez's style is for everyone - people who prefer more 'down-to-earth' books would probably find his eccentric story-telling and fantastical quirks a little annoying and far-fetched.I have always drawn parallels between Marquez and Murakami not only because of the common element of magical realism so discernible in their works, but also because of their talent for splendid imagery.

She had her father's thin body, however, and his irremediable shyness, pale skin, eyes of taciturn blue, and the pure copper of her radiant hair.Hija distanciada del disimilar Marquéz Ignacio y su endiablada esposa Bernarda, la criatura fue mayormente abandonada y prácticamente criada por los esclavos de la casa. Set in the 18th century, 12-year-old Sierva María is bitten by a dog and people believe her to be posessed by a demon. Como ya se imaginarán odié ese libro a más no poder, no hay nada peor que hacer algo por obligación, y si se trata de leer, es lo peor que se puede hacer, pero Colombia no ha sido un país que destaque por su buena educación, pero eso es otro tema. It is highly likely that the essence of the story was lost in the English translation from its original Spanish text; I will allow the benefit of the doubt for that.