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Strange Pilgrims (1992)

by Gabriel García Márquez

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The 12 stories in this shimmering collection poignantly depict South Americans adrift in Europe. Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, Strange Pilgrims is a triumph of narrative sorcery by the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
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'Strange Pilgrims' is a collection of short stories, each one of which is something approaching a masterpiece. If you want to learn to write, dissecting any of the stories in this collection would tell you so much that you need to know, like how to grab the reader's attention in the first paragraph, and how to build character through telling detail. Sumptuous, magnificent stuff. ( )
  soylentgreen23 | Aug 29, 2023 |
The only issue is I read it too quickly, dont read more than one of his stories in a day because they all need sleep to be felt properly I think. beautiful book, Marquez is so visceral and so calming at the same time. ( )
  BAGGED_RAT | Feb 26, 2023 |
Interesting stories, messing just like life. Keeps you guessing ( )
  vdt_melbourne | Oct 21, 2022 |
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  archivomorero | Jun 27, 2022 |
Everyone knows this writer. I like his stories a lot. The stories are kind of indistinguishable from each other sometimes, though. I've never read his famous novels and doubt I ever will, but I like his stories. ( )
  CodyMaxwellBooks | Oct 30, 2021 |
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La obra Doce cuentos peregrinos bien podría haberse titulado Doce cuentos siniestros o Doce cuentos lúgubres, pero hizo bien el autor en titularla con el adjetivo que utilizó porque es un término que se presta a jugar con la palabra. Peregrino es alguien que anda en tierras extrañas, y todos los protagonistas de este libro son extranjeros. Peregrino es también alguien que por devoción va a visitar un lugar santo, lo que se cumple en un par de estos cuentos. Es peregrina el ave que va de un lugar a otro, y eso es justamente lo que pasó con estos cuentos, los cuales se escribieron en el transcurso de casi dos décadas y hasta llegaron a perderse definitivamente, teniendo el autor que rescatar de su memoria a los más afortunados. Algo peregrino es también algo raro, y en estos cuentos hay mucho de extraño. Los dos títulos que sugerí al inicio de este artículo habrían tenido solo la ventaja de advertir al lector las emociones que le esperaban al leer el libro. No teniendo la suerte de ser prevenida, solo me quedó hundirme inadvertidamente en esta ciénaga de historias funestas.
 

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García Márquez, Gabrielprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brotherus, MattiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Carson, Carol DevineTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Grossman, EdithTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Estaba sentado en el escaño de madera bajo las hojas amarillas del parque solitario, contemplando los cisnes polvorientos con las dos manos apoyadas en el plomo de plata del bastón, y pensando en la muerte.
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The 12 stories in this shimmering collection poignantly depict South Americans adrift in Europe. Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, Strange Pilgrims is a triumph of narrative sorcery by the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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