...and I am sort of glad that I had not heard about it until now and not read it at a younger age, because I don't think I would have been able to appreciate it as much as I did.


But what an absolutely amazing book. Without a doubt the most fantastic and perfect work of fiction I have ever read.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

nice

I'm actually currently on my second re-read in spanish. Such a good book

read it in highschool.... Marquez is one of the best writers of Latin America.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

I'd like to read it in Spanish, should probably brush up on that first though.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

Boooooooring....

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Originally posted by Clovis I'd like to read it in Spanish, should probably brush up on that first though.

it's not a terribly easy read even for native speakers haha

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Originally posted by nefardec it's not a terribly easy read even for native speakers haha

I can imagine...it took me a while to adjust myself to his way of writing even in english.

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Originally posted by nchs09 Marquez is one of the best writers of Latin America.

Yeah, Marquez and Sepulveda are my favorite Spanish speaker writers.

no love for borges?

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Originally posted by nefardec no love for borges?

I haven't read Borges yet. I've bought his novels on Dante (in French), but I've just begun the Sound & the Fury. Next week maybe.

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Originally posted by d-miurge Yeah, Marquez and Sepulveda are my favorite Spanish speaker writers.

Neruda?

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Originally posted by d-miurge I haven't read Borges yet. I've bought his novels on Dante (in French), but I've just begun the Sound & the Fury. Next week maybe.

one of my all time favorite short stories of his is 'el jardin de senderos que se bifurcan'