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Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories
By
Gabriel Garcia Marquez and
Edith Grossman (trans)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date
October 1, 1993
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679425663
ISBN-10
0679425667
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
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$21.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Twelve stories by the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude recount the peculiar experiences of Latin Americans visiting or residing in Europe. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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, GarcÃa Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
In these twelve masterly stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, GarcÃa Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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With Edith Grossman (other contributor) |
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (October 1, 1993)
9780679425663 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $21.00
About: Twelve stories recount the peculiar experiences of Latin Americans visiting or residing in Europe
About: Twelve stories recount the peculiar experiences of Latin Americans visiting or residing in Europe
Paperback
With Edith Grossman (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (November 14, 2006)
9781400034697 | details & prices | 188 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.95
About: The Nobel Prize-winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera presents a collection of twelve stories that feature an aging streetwalker and her gravesite-mourning dog, a bereaved father's journey to Rome, a paranoid husband, and more.
About: The Nobel Prize-winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera presents a collection of twelve stories that feature an aging streetwalker and her gravesite-mourning dog, a bereaved father's journey to Rome, a paranoid husband, and more.
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (November 1, 1994)
9780140239409 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Twelve stories recount the peculiar experiences of Latin Americans visiting or residing in Europe
About: Twelve stories recount the peculiar experiences of Latin Americans visiting or residing in Europe
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