Florentino never gets over Fermina, instead trying to find solace in 622 affairs and one-night stands (he journaled about all of them so he was able to keep count – ew!).
The book then describes, in great detail, fifty years of the three main characters’ lives. They corresponded for several years through torrid telegrams and letters, and the one time they actually came face-to-face, Fermina rejected him because she realized their relationship was just an illusion (and that Florentino was rather pitiful). In fact, Florentino started stalking her (sorry, there’s no other way to put it) when Fermina was a 13-year-old schoolgirl. Turns out he’s been pining away for her for over fifty years.įermina and Florentino had been involved when they were very young. Fermina is approached by Florentino Ariza at her husband’s funeral, who inappropriately expresses his undying love for her. Juvenal Urbino, who leaves behind his grieving widow, Fermina Daza.
The book opens with the death of the elderly and well-respected Dr. September’s challenge was to read a book written by a Central or South American author in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.Ī quick summary: The novel takes place somewhere in the Caribbean (the author doesn’t name the city or country) in the late 19th century / early 20th century.
I read Love in the Time of Cholera as part of the 2022 Thoughtful Reading Challenge. In Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez takes on some heavy topics, including obsessive, unrequited love marital love and fidelity and aging and death.
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