Strange Pilgrims, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Strange Pilgrims, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Strange Pilgrims
Twelve Stories by Gabriel García Márquez

Author: Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman

Narrator: Frankie Corzo, Christopher Salazar

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/24/2021

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, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.

About Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) was an author, journalist, and pioneer of the Latin American boom. Among his many books are The Autumn of the Patriarch, No One Writes to the Colonel, Love in the Time of Cholera, Living to Tell the Tale, Memories of My Melancholy Whores, and the classic One Hundred Years of Solitude. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

About Edith Grossman

Edith Grossman (1936 - 2023) translated the poetry and prose of major Spanish-language and Latin American authors, including Nobel laureates Gabriel García Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa, as well as Alvaro Mutis, Mayra Montero, and Miguel de Cervantes.

About Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo is a film and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. She obtained a BA degree in theater studies from Montclair State University.

About Christopher Salazar

Christopher Salazar, originally from Miami, Florida, is classically trained with an MFA from the Old Globe. He has worked with top theater companies in New York, Los Angeles, and regionally throughout the country.

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“A triumph of storytelling.” San Francisco Chronicle

“Psychologically sharp.” Washington Post

“Nothing short of brilliant—each of these tales is a gem.” 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

“Full of relish at life’s oddness…García Márquez’s sheer ability to hold and enthrall makes Strange Pilgrims fascinating and memorable.” New York Times Book Review

“Lovely prose and some poignant insights contribute to a collection that pleases.” Publishers Weekly

“The plots are simple, but the character study and use of language is incisive. Highly recommended.” Library Journal

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