Of Love and Other Demons
A celebration of one of the world's greatest writers, to mark the first ebook publication of his works in 2014 When a witch doctor prophesizes a plague of rabies, Marquis de Casalduero dismisses her claims - until he hears his daughter was bitten by a rabid dog, and the only one to survive. She appears unscathed - but in a town consumed by superstition, they soon put her survival down to a demonic possession. Only the young priest and exorcist recognises the girl's sanity, but can he convince the town that it's not her that needs healing? Of Love and Other Demons is re-issued on Gabriel Garcia Marquez 's birthday to celebrate the publication of his books as ebooks for the first time.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) was a short-story writer, novelist, journalist and a screenwriter from Colombia. He was a reporter for a Colombian newspaper, El Espectador, and also a foreign correspondent stationed in New York, Rome, Paris and Barcelona. Marquez is the author of numerous popular novels and short stories. He is well known for his unique literary style known as magical realism, in which he describes reality through magical events and elements. His most popular novels include Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Format: Paperback, 176 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 127 g
Published: 2014, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
A celebration of one of the world's greatest writers, to mark the first ebook publication of his works in 2014 When a witch doctor prophesizes a plague of rabies, Marquis de Casalduero dismisses her claims - until he hears his daughter was bitten by a rabid dog, and the only one to survive. She appears unscathed - but in a town consumed by superstition, they soon put her survival down to a demonic possession. Only the young priest and exorcist recognises the girl's sanity, but can he convince the town that it's not her that needs healing? Of Love and Other Demons is re-issued on Gabriel Garcia Marquez 's birthday to celebrate the publication of his books as ebooks for the first time.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) was a short-story writer, novelist, journalist and a screenwriter from Colombia. He was a reporter for a Colombian newspaper, El Espectador, and also a foreign correspondent stationed in New York, Rome, Paris and Barcelona. Marquez is the author of numerous popular novels and short stories. He is well known for his unique literary style known as magical realism, in which he describes reality through magical events and elements. His most popular novels include Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.