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Description:In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for herself. In Vienna, a woman parlays her gift for seeing the future into a fortunetelling position with a wealthy family. In Geneva, an ambulance driver and his wife take in the lonely, apparently dying ex-President of a Caribbean country, only to discover that his political ambition is very much intact. In these twelve masterful short stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.Bon voyage, Mr. President --The saint --Sleeping beauty and the Airplane --I sell my dreams --"I only came to use the phone" --The ghosts of August --Maria dos Prazeres --Seventeen poisoned Englishmen --Tramontana --Miss Forbes's summer of happiness --Light is like water --The trail of your blood in the snowWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories. To get started finding Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 188

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ISBN: 1400034698

Description: In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for herself. In Vienna, a woman parlays her gift for seeing the future into a fortunetelling position with a wealthy family. In Geneva, an ambulance driver and his wife take in the lonely, apparently dying ex-President of a Caribbean country, only to discover that his political ambition is very much intact. In these twelve masterful short stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.Bon voyage, Mr. President --The saint --Sleeping beauty and the Airplane --I sell my dreams --"I only came to use the phone" --The ghosts of August --Maria dos Prazeres --Seventeen poisoned Englishmen --Tramontana --Miss Forbes's summer of happiness --Light is like water --The trail of your blood in the snowWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories. To get started finding Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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