Love In the Time of Cholera

As young people, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love, but Fermina eventually decides to marry a wealthy doctor from a prestigious family. Florentino is devastated, yet he remains a romantic at heart. His business career flourishes, and although he engages in 622 brief affairs, his heart still belongs to Fermina. When her husband finally passes away, Florentino attends the funeral with clear intentions. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after first declaring his love for Fermina, he will do so once again.
With humorous wit and refined style, García Márquez crafts the exceptional story of a love that went unrequited for half a century. Though never seemingly contained, love flows through the novel in countless ways—joyful, melancholic, enriching, and always surprising.