another Penguin 60's for my collection

Thankyou

Travelling with a bookring. Books shouldn't travel alone.

I haven't read Garcia Marquez in ages but he was a firm favourite of mine back in the 80-90s. A long time ago. Am looking forward to this one. Once again, thanks AmberC.

Well it took me 10 years to finally open this book and read it. It was worth the wait as it's an interesting little piece: 4 short stories, all 4 with a different topic but all reflecting the author's themes, preoccupations and remarkable writing style. It made me want to read more of his novels again...too many books too little time! Book is about to travel again.

To be released at our first Melbourne meetup since lockdown!

I took this away from our meetup (how exciting it was to gather in person again after a year!) because it had been registered by Makita 21, only to discover her account has been deactivated. So hello to amberC and Jean-Sol instead!

This must be one of the shortest (and smallest) books I have ever read! Four short stories, all well written and memorable written on the themes of displacement,(Bon Voyage, Mr President ), love and death.
I particularly enjoyed the story of Maria, who ended up in an asylum after she accidentally arrived there on a bus to make a phone call after her hire car had broken down.

A contender for the 666 reading challenge? Lovely to see you again, thank you for making the long trip to join us.

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Thank you for this lovely book. I have completed Columbia. But if this will count for another country I will use it. If not, I will save it for next year's challenge.

This book was shared with me by meganh when I met up with her in New Zealand with the intent that I could use it for the 666 Challenge. The author is from Colombia and many people would count it for that country. I have decided to count it for Spain because 2 of the 4 stories are set in Spain. The first and title story is an interesting study of a deposed dictator in exile with limited funds and failing health and the married couple from his country who are not sure what to do about him. The story of Maria who wanted to use the telephone left me puzzled and convinced it represented in part the madness that was fascism under Franco. The creepy dude in the plane was a creepy dude in the plane. And the story about the children was magical realism in a pleasant but seemingly pointless form. Not the best of the author's work, but not the worst either.

Taking the opportunity to share this book while attending the BCinDC January meet-up.

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Picked this up at the January 2024 BCinDC meetup. I'm not a fan of magical realism, so Gabriel Garcia Marquez hasn't been my favorite author. But I was told it was a good set of short stories, so I'm giving him another chance here.