Book · 1997 · Fiction
Love in the Time of Cholera
Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare
Why people recommend it
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is a sweeping, multi-decade romantic epic that explores the endurance of unrequited love against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Colombia. When appearing on The Ezra Klein Show in an episode titled Nancy Pelosi on Joe Biden, Tim Walz and Donald Trump on August 9, 2024, Nancy Pelosi discussed the novel as one of her enduring favorites. Pelosi revealed that she has read works by Gabriel García Márquez multiple times throughout her life, noting that some she has visited repeatedly while others she has read just once. She explicitly stated that the one she likes the best is Love in the Time of Cholera. The novel follows the lifelong devotion of Florentino Ariza to Fermina Daza, weaving a rich tapestry of human emotion, aging, illness, and perseverance. Pelosi's fondness for the author's storytelling highlights her appreciation for complex literary masterworks that examine the depths of human passion and resilience over the passage of many decades. Readers around the world continue to find resonance in the book's poignant exploration of love as a chronic condition, mirroring the patience, longing, and eventual triumph of the human spirit amidst changing social landscapes and physical decline.
Who recommended it
- Nancy Pelosi Recommended
Nancy Pelosi — 1 mention
“another one is um I read over and over again some multitime some just once of Gabrielle Garcia marquez's books um the one I like like the best is Love in the Time of kalera”