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| Title | : | Innocent Erendira and Other Stories |
| Author | : | Gabriel García Márquez |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Perennial Classics Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2005 by Perennial Classics (first published April 30th 1972) |
| Categories | : | Short Stories. Fiction. Magical Realism. Classics. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Literature. Cultural. Latin American |
Gabriel García Márquez
Paperback | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.9 | 13494 Users | 727 Reviews
Rendition In Favor Of Books Innocent Erendira and Other Stories
"The stories are rich and startling in their matter and confident in their manner....They are--the word cannot be avoided--magical."--John Updike, The New YorkerThis collection of fiction, representing some of García Márquez's earlier work, includes eleven short stories and a novella, Innocent Eréndira, in which a young girl who dreams of freedom cannot escape the reach of her vicious and avaricious grandmother.
"García Márquez's fictional universe has the same staggeringly gratifying density and texture as Proust's Faubourg Saint-Germain and Joyce's Dublin....Arguably the best of the Latin Americans."--Martin Kaplan, The New Republic
"It is the genius of the mature García Márquez that fatalism and possibility somehow coexist, that dreams redeem, that there is laughter even in death.'--John Leonard, New York Times
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| Original Title: | La increíble y triste historia de la cándida Eréndira y de su abuela desalmada. Siete cuentos |
| ISBN: | 0060751584 (ISBN13: 9780060751586) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Epithetical Books Innocent Erendira and Other Stories
Ratings: 3.9 From 13494 Users | 727 ReviewsCommentary Epithetical Books Innocent Erendira and Other Stories
Is it very controversial for me to give Gabo 3 stars? I just found that after the main event (Which I actually finished like 3 years ago now) of Erendire's tale I couldn't connect with the other short stories in the book. I do wonder if partly it's a translation issue though. Just as with another book I have from the same series and same translator (not the one he has openly complimented either!) I found certain phrases just jumping out or jarring with me because they didn't sound natural in anyMarquez has a gift for creating characters that are alluring and devastating ..
I like that one where they catch an angel and they sell tickets for people to see it and then they burn it with hot iron because it was not moving inside the cage. Casually torturing angels for some money
Is it very controversial for me to give Gabo 3 stars? I just found that after the main event (Which I actually finished like 3 years ago now) of Erendire's tale I couldn't connect with the other short stories in the book. I do wonder if partly it's a translation issue though. Just as with another book I have from the same series and same translator (not the one he has openly complimented either!) I found certain phrases just jumping out or jarring with me because they didn't sound natural in any
This collection of earlier work features stories abound with love affairs, ruined beauty, magical women, and perspectives on death. Are all similar in style but only about half are really good, with Innocent Erendira the one stand out . You feel like most of these are rough idea's that would later show up in his full on novels and novellas. You also know right from the off this is Marquez, that is of course, if you have already read him. For anyone that hasn't, this isn't a bad place to start
This is the second time I read Innocent Erendira and her Heartless Grandmother, the first time so long ago I didn't remember much. I would give the book five stars, but when comparing it to One Hundred Years of Solitude, one of the greatest novels ever written, I couldn't give it the same rating. Innocent Erendira has its illuminating moments, the sea and the desert become characters, and reality blends with dreams. This time through, I was amazed at the humor and dialogue, despite it being, for
Delightful , Sensual , Magic Realism ( my favourite genre ) and Gabriel Garcia Marquez ... what's not to enjoy !!! All the stories are just the stuff a fan of this genre would love to fill languid , hopefully rain-imbued afternoons with ! Especially , the titular story , that of Innocent Erendira takes you on quite a bittersweet odyssey !
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