Of Love and Other Demons

Posted on 22 May 2018 by Gabriel García Márquez

On her twelfth birthday, Sierva Maria, the only child of a decaying noble family in an eighteenth century South American seaport, is bitten by a rabid dog Believed to be possessed, she is brought to a convent for observation And into her cell stumbles Father Cayetano Delaura, who has already dreamed about a girl with hair trailing after her like a bridal train As he tends to her with holy water and sacramental oils, Delaura feels something shocking begin to occur He has fallen in love, and it is not long until Sierva Maria joins him in his fevered misery Unsettling and indelible, Of Love and Other Demons is an evocative, majestic tale of the most universal experiences known to woman and man. New Read Of Love and Other Demons [ author ] Gabriel García Márquez [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This book starts off very slowly and almost slyly, as if someone has started telling a long winded story and you re really not paying attention, and then, halfway through the story you realize that you re hanging onto every word If Garcia Marquez explored the metaphor or love as a disease in Love in the Time of Cholera , then here he centers his story around the metaphor of love as madness and demonic possession I think the metaphor actually works better than the cholera one This book feels This book starts off very slowly and almost slyly, as if someone has started telling a long winded story and you re really not paying attention, and then, halfway through the story you realize that you re hanging onto every word If Garcia Marquez explored the metaphor or love as a disease in Love in the Time of Cholera , then here he centers his story around the metaphor of love as madness and demonic possession I think the metaphor actually works better than the cholera one This book feels much simpler than Love Cholera or 100 Years of Solitude , but it s not that s just Garcia Marquez s mastery of writing working for you His writing is so exquisite that it appears effortless, and it feels effortless to read Also, this book focuses on one incident during a very short period of time and therefore reads very differently than Garcia Marquez sfamous extensive sagas I think this form shows off his writi...Gabriel Garc a M rquez es uno de esos escritores bendecidos por el arte de narrar historias como los dioses A lo largo de su vasta carrera literaria supo abrirse a paso firme su camino glorioso en la literatura, recibi el premio Nobel en 1982 y se instal entre los mejores autores que nos dio el siglo XX Todas sus novelas en general reflejan su maestr a nica, su impronta inequ voca y son le das por gente de todo el mundo.Y fue adem s a partir de Cien a os de soledad que su fama se transfor Gabriel Garc a M rquez es uno de esos escritores bendecidos por el arte de narrar historias como los dioses A lo largo de su vasta carrera literaria supo ab... This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Espa ol English Sierva Mar a de Todos los ngeles fu mordida por un perro con rabia Cuando se lo informaron a su padre no hab a nada que hacer y pronto morir a.La ni a enferm y le daban muchas fiebres por lo que se pens que estaba pose da por un demonio y el obispo recomend llevarla al convento de Santa Clara para que fuera exorcizada.El obispo encarg a el padre Cayetano Delaura, que se hiciera cargo de los exorcismos de la ni a, pero termin obsesionado con ella y el obispo le retir el Espa ol English Sierva Mar a de Todos los ngeles fu mordida por un perro con rabia Cuando se lo informaron a su padre no hab a nada que hacer y pronto morir a.La ni a enferm y le daban muchas fiebres por lo que se pens que estaba pose da por un demonio y el obispo recomend llevarla al convento de Santa Clara para que fuera exorcizada.El obispo encarg a el padre Cayetano Delaura, que se hiciera cargo de los exorcismos de la ni a, pero termin obsesionado con ella y el obispo le retir el cargo y lo mand a cuidar leprosos A pesar de eso, Sierva Mar a y Cayetano se ve an todas las noches a escondidas en el convento y se enamoraron locamente envueltos en un xtasis indescriptible.Cayetano y Sierva Mar a siguieron vi ndose a escondidas hasta que las monjas lo descubrieron y enviaron a Cayetano a cuidar leprosos el resto de su ...Instead of writing a review by jotting down my bleak understanding of the glorious book by Gabo I thought of weaving a little tale based on it and using the characters along with the principle symbolism in the book Disbelief isresistant than faith because it is sustained by the senses As always I,Father Delaura lost focus and stumbled on my way to the Bishop s room where I was invited to witness an eclipse In the cloistered silence I found the bishop in a pensive mood holding a smoked Instead of writing a review by jotting down my bleak understanding of the glorious book by Gabo I thought of weaving a little tale based on it and using the characters along with the principle symbolism in the book Disbelief isresistant than faith because it is sustained by the senses As always I,Father Delaura lost focus and stumbled on my way to the Bishop s room where I was invited to witness an eclipse In the cloistered silence I found the bisho...von der Liebe und anderen Damonen Del amory otros demonios Del amar y otros demonios of love and other demons, Gabriel Garc a M rquez 2004 1374 208 20 von der Liebe und anderen Damonen Del amory otros demonios Del amar y otros demonios of love ...This was not the first book of Marquez s that I have read I read Love in the Time of Cholera when I was in my late teens I found it so utterly surreal and unlike anything I had ever experienced before I wasn t sure if I liked it, precisely, but I knew that I wantedI was gripped by it, possessed by it, which was not quite the same experience as liking a novel, exactly.The next one I picked up after that was this one Of Love and Other Demons I can safely say that I felt the same way This was not the first book of Marquez s that I have read I read Love in the Time of Cholera when I was in my late teens I found it so u...Aln nda beyaz leke olan k l rengi bir k pekle ba lay p, usturayla kaz nm bir kafadan inatla f k ran ve tutam tutam git gide uzad g zle g r len sa larla biten Marquez roman.Hakk nda denecek her ey hemen hemen s ylenmi Her eyin roman diyeyim ben de Tarih, edebiyat, din, a k, ahlaki de erler, ...This book was like a punch in the gut And it left me with little to no words, so this review will be short and vague so as to not spoiling anything.Set in the 18th century, 12 year old Sierva Mar a is bitten by a dog and people believe her to be posessed by a demon Thus they send her to a convent where Cayetano Delaura meets her and falls in intense love.Honestly, it s very simple, and yet there s so much in it The writing is so atmospheric, and this is enhanced by the subtle magical realism This book was like a punch in the gut And it left me with little to no words, so this review will be short and vague so as to not s...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.But it goes without saying, there s a pronounced difference between their styles as well While I understood perfectly well that Murakami likes to crack open the spine of a city bustling with life and activity on the surface and fish out its soul from the intimidating depths of its anatomy, Marque 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.But it goes without saying, there s a pronounced difference between their styles as well While I understood perfectly well that Murakami likes to crack open the spine of a city...

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22 May 2018

Gabriel García Márquez