Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera is a lush, sprawling exploration of love as both a spiritual grace and a literal disease. Set in a Caribbean port city, it follows the decades-long obsession of Florentino Ariza for Fermina Daza. Core Themes
: Descriptions are thick with the scents of bitter almonds, tropical flowers, and decay. El Amor En Los Tiempos Del Colera Gabriel Gar...
: Fermina’s husband; a man of science, order, and social standing. Literary Style Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of
: The tension between the respectable Dr. Juvenal Urbino and the poetic, erratic Florentino. Key Characters and decay. : Fermina’s husband
: Márquez mirrors the symptoms of love with those of cholera (fever, nausea, delirium).
: The narrative spans fifty years, nine months, and four days of waiting.