Collected Stories FROM THE PUBLISHER
Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog,Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez's prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.
SYNOPSIS
This relaunching of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's celebrated short story collection is destined to draw both new and devoted readers back for more. The stories are presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Critics and readers have hailed Marquez's short stories as literary wonders, testaments to his versatility and talent.
FROM THE CRITICS
John Updike - The New Yorker
The stories are rich and startling in their matter, and confident and eloquent in their manner....They are -- the word cannot be avoided -- magical.
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