Play Audiobook Sample
Love in the Time of Cholera Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(4.33) - 3 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people’s lives together for more than half a century.
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career, he whiles away the years in 622 affairs—yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he does so again.
With humorous sagacity and consummate craft, Gabriel García Márquez traces an exceptional half-century of unrequited love. Though it seems never to be conveniently contained, love flows through the novel in many wonderful guises—joyful, melancholy, enriching, and ever surprising.
Download and start listening now!
"Anything written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a beautiful creation. Love in the Time of Cholera is a masterful story with many-faceted characters and luscious descriptions of the South American setting. The narration is wonderfully done by Armando Duran in enchanting accent. However, I think this book is meant to be savored from the printed page, something a Marquez fan should consider."
— Tcoop (4 out of 5 stars)
Quotes
-
“Márquez’s gripping tale of turbulent romance is skillfully narrated by bilingual performer Armando Durán, who pulls listeners into this immortal love story.”
— Audible.com (audio review) -
“Armando Durán’s bold performance of this much loved novel is infused with energy and enthusiasm. His voice is clear, with just a touch of appealing huskiness, which lends an air of realism to the love story.”
— AudioFile -
“A love story of astonishing power and delicious comedy.”
— Newsweek -
“Thoroughly engrossing on the highest artistic level…His vision is exalting.”
— Cleveland Plain Dealer -
“The agelessness of the human story as told by one of this century’s most evocative writers.”
— Chicago Sun-Times -
“A compelling exploration of the myths we make of love. Highly recommended.
— Library Journal -
“A fully mature novel in scope and perspective…as rich in ideas as in humanity.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“This is a beautiful story, beautifully told, and it should not be missed by any reader of literary fiction.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“It’s spellbinding—a luminous novel by a master of storytelling.”
— Joseph Heller, New York Times bestselling author
Awards
-
A New York Times bestseller
-
A USA Today bestseller
-
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction
-
An Oprah’s Book Club Selection
-
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice for Broken Hearts
-
An Audible Pick of the Best Audio Version of a Classic
-
Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Narration in Classics
Love in the Time of Cholera Listener Reviews
-
—
4/20/2023
-
—
Doug , 7/17/2022
About Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) was an author, journalist, and novelist who is considered one of the most influential writers of the twenty-first century, particularly in the Spanish language. He was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Armando Durán
Armando Durán has appeared in films, television, and regional theaters throughout the West Coast. For the last decade he has been a member of the resident acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2009 he was named by AudioFile as Best Voice in Biography and History for his narration of Che Guevara. A native Californian, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Ashland, Oregon.