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Despite the many distasteful remarks made on "Memories of my Melancholy Whores", a novella written by the Noble Prize winning Colombian author Marquez, it has something to offer to the young and the old. In brief words, the story is about a nonagenarian accidentally finding love. The narrative reeks with the notion that virginity is a virtue and this precisely changes the course of events for the unnamed narrator post his ninetieth birthday.
Now, to a modern day reader, the story may come across as a befitting text that ought to be run through the chainsaws of multiple theories, but, it is best to leave the novella be and read it as a cluster of words telling a story.
What kept me amused was to see how a carnal desire metamorphoses into weirdly platonic and takes the face of something that one cannot live without. Marquez has not written any dialogues of conversation between the narrator and his liaison, but the almost accurate description of what the narrator experiences is spread across. It is a simple story that presents before the readers in its bare skeleton the reality, a reality that cannot be repudiated yet can be digested by the readers only through fiction!
Good to read your words. I keep repeating this you are good with words and the choice of readings, sure it shows of your interest in Literarature per se. I didn't read book so may not give more insights. For time being will add Telugu writer well known for his writing on women and their liberation including choice of love, wrote amazing stories. Which was a shocking to the Literature world for quite. Surprisingly he took spiritual path in his olden days? I am not trying to judge or opinionated but trying to understand?
ReplyDeleteArun - That's nice. Who is that writer? And, are there any English translations of his works?
ReplyDeleteSorry for not mentioning you might have heard about him, Chalam. if you can understand Telugu if you can use Audio or on Youtube will look I didn't find any in English will check and let you know.
ReplyDeleteArun - I can understand Telugu. I can read Telugu but it's really slow. I am familiar with the Telugu script because it is similar to that of Kannada, but then again.. it's a very slow read. I could use an audiobook. Let me know if you can find any audiobooks of his works.
ReplyDeleteSure will check and let you know.
ReplyDeleteArun - Thank you!
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