See you in August

En agosto nos vemos

★On the tenth anniversary of García Márquez's death, his posthumous novel is released simultaneously worldwide★Dedicated to fate, to desire, and to the joy untouched by time★The author revised the manuscript through five editions in his later years, his final work, a battle against memory and death, a work that defied all odds★Synchronized Spanish first edition cover
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Every year on August 16th at the same time, she would repeat this journey, take the same ferry, arrive at the same island, visit the same flower stall, brave the same scorching sun, come to the same dilapidated cemetery, and place a bunch of fresh gladioluses on her mother's grave.
The lonely and free man on the island used all his strength to hold on to the hand of fate that night, as if he was on the edge of a cliff.
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While writing Love in the Time of Cholera, I had an idea: Does love change as time goes by and age increases? I began to write a series of new stories, constantly improving them. I am obviously more anxious than before. I used to say, "I can finish it in the next 20 or 30 years," but now I know that I may not have the next 20 or 30 years. I try to overcome this impatience, because hastily written works can be seen through at a glance. The fear of death keeps me writing, and nothing can stop me from continuing to write. - Gabriel García Márquez This is the most perfect ending to Gabriel García Márquez's creative career. - Maribel Luque (Literary Director of the Carmen Group)
Let's just enjoy it, the last work of a great artist. There's no reason not to be happy. - Juan Gabriel Vázquez (contemporary Colombian writer)
I hope that García Márquez’s readers can share the respect and shock that I have felt while reading this story dozens of times. My deepest gratitude goes to Gabo for his radiant humanity, his sincerity and kindness. Whenever someone approached him with a godly attitude, he would respond with a smile, a smile that belonged to a mortal. - Editor of the original Spanish edition It is such a lucky and happy thing to receive this gift left to the world by García Márquez, who passed away ten years ago. His writing style for describing women’s lives and desires is so delicate and elegant that there is no sense of decadence even in moments of anxiety and embarrassment. A soft and tough power runs through it, and he has defeated death and time. - Editor of the Chinese edition

2024-03-06

南海出版公司

New Classic Culture

118

9787573508775