Collected Stories by Gabriel García Márquez (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Collected Stories by Garcia Marquez, Gabriel [Paperback]

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060932686
ISBN-139780060932688
eBay Product ID (ePID)1601698

Product Key Features

Book TitleCollected Stories
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year2008
GenreFiction
AuthorGabriel García Márquez
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-034822
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe stories are rich and startling in their matter and confident and eloquent in their manner...They are the word cannot be avoided--magical., It is the genius of Garca Mrquez that fatalism and possibility somehow coexist, that dreams redeem, that there is laughter even in death., It is the genius of García Márquez that fatalism and possibility somehow coexist, that dreams redeem, that there is laughter even in death., García Márquez has extraordinary strength and firmness of imagination and writes with the calmness of a man who knows exactly what wonders he can perform.
Dewey Decimal863.64
Synopsis"García Márquez has extraordinary strength and firmness of imagination and writes with the calmness of a man who knows exactly what wonders he can perform." -- Alfred Kazin, New York Times Book Review Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez's prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction., Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Er ndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez's prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.
LC Classification NumberPQ8180.17.A73A27

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    Good writing even when the plot is weird. Not up to earlier books but still very good.

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