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| Original Title: | La hojarasca |
| ISBN: | 006075155X (ISBN13: 9780060751555) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Macondo |
Gabriel García Márquez
Paperback | Pages: 146 pages Rating: 3.67 | 10495 Users | 638 Reviews
Point Regarding Books Leaf Storm and Other Stories
| Title | : | Leaf Storm and Other Stories |
| Author | : | Gabriel García Márquez |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 146 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2005 by Harper Perennial (first published 1955) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Short Stories. Magical Realism. Classics. Cultural. Latin American |
Narration During Books Leaf Storm and Other Stories
Contains the Novella Leaf Storm: 'SUDDENLY, AS IF A WHIRLWIND HAD SET DOWN ROOTS IN THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN, THE BANANA COMPANY ARRIVED, PURSUED BY THE LEAF STORM' As a blizzard of warehouses and amusement parlours and slums descends on the small town of Macondo, the inhabitants reel at the accompanying stench of rubbish that makes their home unrecognisable. When the banana company leaves town as fast as it arrived, all they are left with is a void of decay. Living in this devastated and soulless wasteland is one last honourable man, the Colonel, who is determined to fulfil a long standing promise, no matter how unpalatable it may be. With the death of the detested Doctor, he must provide an honourable burial - and incur the wrath of the rest of Macondo, who would rather see the Doctor rot, forgotten and unattended. Also contains the stories: The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, Blacaman the Good, Vendor of Miracles, The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship, Monologue of Isabel Watching It Rain in Macondo, NaboRating Regarding Books Leaf Storm and Other Stories
Ratings: 3.67 From 10495 Users | 638 ReviewsNotice Regarding Books Leaf Storm and Other Stories
I was not particularly touched by the story told by the three voices of this novel, but I was not insensitive either to the pen of the author. A strange feeling, mixed so.In a remote village, once a prosperous banana plantation, a suicide death awaits its burial. Now, the villagers' persistent contempt for the dead has delayed events. A man is however eager to honor the promise made to his former friend. His daughter and grandson are also present, watching, patient, telling...Loneliness,I liked every single story in this book. Every story made me feel simultaneously desperate and thrilled. I love the unabashed embracing of myth and mystery, the adventurous use of language (like in "The Last Ghost Ship," a six-page story constructed of a single sentence and only one period), and the unflinching examination of the human condition. I don't know how Garcia Marquez does it, but I am so glad he does.
What was the leaf storm? When does it rain? The blurb on this is one big fail, but what this short book does is pile on the threads of this one man's life, a reclusive, hated doctor, with the folks who feel obliged to, and are waiting during the course of this novel with his coffin, to bury him. It covers a lot of ground, and the writing is lovely when he's writing about the white hot light of the town outside the window, and musty darkness inside that room. Marquez wrote this when he was 21?
Oh, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I guess it wasnt third time lucky for us. Having really liked the previous two novels I read by Marquez (Chronicle of a Death Foretold and The Story of a Shipewrecked Sailor), Leaf Storm was kind of a major letdown.Marquezs gorgeous writing style was out in force throughout the novel, which means that it is by no means a total failure; his ability to bring places to life is incredible and there is a specific passage about the movement of time that is just beautiful.
Marquez has a very particular way that carries you further into his world of fantasy and solitude, which in turn, takes me further into my own world. Some of his best short stories are in this collection.
This is the first book I've ever read by Márquez, and it was a poignant introduction to his beautiful writing style and intriguing world. The main narrative arc deals with a leaf storm that has brought about intense destruction and change in the town of Macondo. In the town a doctor has just died, and the Colonel is determined to provide the man with an honourable burial, even though the doctor was disliked by the town. Death is certainly a force that permeates the book - there is both the
For me this was a definite 5 star rating.Just really enjoyed this book from the first page.The atmosphere at the start of the book was incredibleand will stay with me for a while.Also the characters were excellent especially the doctor.What a strange guy!
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