"A love story of astonishing power." -
Newsweek 
The International Bestseller and modern
literary classic by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia
Marquez
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall
passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a
wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a
romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in
622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at
last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years,
nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina,
he will do so again.