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He’s so good. This one has some great tales of labor unrest in 1920s Mexico.
Also, Diego Rivera, who painted the cover image when he was 18
Jan 30, 2024
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Listen I’m Colombian so of course I read a few of Gabo’s (Gabriel Garcia Marquez for those who are unaware) oeuvre, as he is a national treasure. As much I adore Love in the Time of Cholera, I feel Strange Pilgrims (or Doce Cuentos Peregrinos) is just as amazing. It is a collection of short stories of various Latin Americans residing in Europe and my personal favourite is Sleeping Beauty and the Airplane as it perfectly encapsulates the trip between CDG and JFK. For the anglophones, both of these books were also translated by Edith Grossman who also translated the copy of Don Quixote we read at my secondary school and I feel the translator means just as much as the author and she was an incredible one in what I’ve read that she’s done.
Sep 18, 2024
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I'd recommend all of them, you don't have to get a specific book/collection of them, just find any online or if you run into a bookstore that has a compilation it WILL be good.
he bends reality in a way that makes me reminisce of a dimension where he wasn't a perfectionist and published more work.........
Aug 4, 2024
this edition of 2666 has to be one of my favorite covers of all time
(designed by charlotte strick)
Feb 8, 2025
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Jan 29, 2024
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Jan 26, 2024
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He can’t be that much worse than all the others?
Jan 24, 2024