Love in the Time of Cholera (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Gabriel García Márquez
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Love
- Time of Work: The late 1870’s to the early 1930’s
- Setting: Colombia
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism
- Subjects: Caribbean, Love or romance, Suicide, Biracial people, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Moral conditions, South America or South Americans, Latin America or Latin Americans, Old age or elderly people, Cholera, Chess or chess players
- Locales: Colombia
Characters Discussed
Florentino Ariza (flohr-ehn- TEE-noh ah-REE-sah), a man completely devoted to romantic passion. He is the illegitimate son of a philandering father and a resourceful single mother. While still an adolescent, he falls madly in love with Fermina Daza. When she rejects him after the two have made plans to marry, he sets out on a solitary quest to win back Fermina. He even writes and publishes a book, Lover’s Companion, in celebration of his undying love for Fermina. He tries to improve his social status by quitting his job as a telegraph messenger and...
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