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“Contains enough tenderness and beauty to recommend it to García Márquez’s many fans.” —Wall Street Journal
“Far more than a coda to a magnificent career . . . Anne McLean’s marvelous rendering of García Márquez’s posthumous Until August continues the tradition, immersing us in the dreamy richness of the author’s fictional worlds, amid characters pummeled by the demands of marriage, family and the dead . . . McLean’s nuanced translation harkens back to the maestro’s canonical novels while evoking, in a composition as tight as a Rembrandt portrait, the ache of human need.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“García Márquez should be read because he is so influential a writer, one who remodelled his country’s perception of itself and reshaped its literature and that of the wider world . . . Yet more than this, unlike so many other ‘great writers,’ his books are enjoyable. Inventive storytelling comes with indelible characters and arresting images served up with episodes of sharp psychological acuity . . . Love—ecstatic, forbidden, transgressive and especially between older people—is one of his great subjects . . . Until August is inventively enjoyable and working to its surprising, pleasing ending. I read it straight through in one sitting, then got up the next day and did it again.” —The Times (London)
“Far more than a coda to a magnificent career . . . Anne McLean’s marvelous rendering of García Márquez’s posthumous Until August continues the tradition, immersing us in the dreamy richness of the author’s fictional worlds, amid characters pummeled by the demands of marriage, family and the dead . . . McLean’s nuanced translation harkens back to the maestro’s canonical novels while evoking, in a composition as tight as a Rembrandt portrait, the ache of human need.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“García Márquez should be read because he is so influential a writer, one who remodelled his country’s perception of itself and reshaped its literature and that of the wider world . . . Yet more than this, unlike so many other ‘great writers,’ his books are enjoyable. Inventive storytelling comes with indelible characters and arresting images served up with episodes of sharp psychological acuity . . . Love—ecstatic, forbidden, transgressive and especially between older people—is one of his great subjects . . . Until August is inventively enjoyable and working to its surprising, pleasing ending. I read it straight through in one sitting, then got up the next day and did it again.” —The Times (London)
About the Author
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ was born in Colombia in 1927. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. He is the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. He died in 2014.
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4.3 out of 5
86.15% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good, well written tale
Glad they published his last work. My complaint is about the translation. I am tired of hearing and reading poor English grammar ; be it spoken on the News or written in the newspapers. My pet peeves are "There's" followed by a plural noun . "Less" is used with collective nouns ; not the ridiculous use of 'less' where few is indicated for the same reason. "Less worry" but "Fewer problems " The absence or death of the word "nor"; or is not used after a negation . Either or , neither nor . And sadly, the loss of the subjunctive . The sentence "parecia estar solo en el mundo", tanslated " he seemed as if he was alone in the world " Please ! Literature is the last bastion of learning ! We speak correctly through reading ; hopefully . After the imperfect ( past) tense especially so; the subjunctive is used, " as if he were " .. Why ?????? Educated translators of literature don't you or won't you observe and employ proper grammar ?
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but short
79 pages hardly qualifies as "a novel." But I did enjoy the story. And perhaps the story benefited from not being long and overly complicated.I have a big complaint against Bolo though. I downloaded this Kindle edition less then an hour after it became available, and even that early Bolo's promo page said Goodreads 627 ratings. As if 627 people had already zipped through a 79-page story and written reviews in under 60 minutes??? Nonsense. As noted in a New York Times report by Alexandra Alter, published this past December, Goodreads is full of reviews posted under fake accounts which are meant to boost or sink books that have not even been published yet. Bolo, please stop giving Goodreads credibility that it does not deserve. Remove their data from your site.
3.0 out of 5 stars On my classics list
I chose this book because I thought I should read an author I had heard about, an author of some stature.It was a bit over my head, but I did finish it. That's a good thing!
5.0 out of 5 stars The great master's farewell
It is an incomplete, yet brilliant book, meant as the first of a three-part story. Garcia-Marquez did not want it published, but his children defied his will after he passed away. I'm glad they did. These are the last words of a great master. His ultimate farewell.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Gemstone - perfect in its brevity
What a gift! We are so lucky that this petite novel was published and not tossed in the trash as the author requested. I’ve read Until August twice and will likely read it again at some point in the future. Not only is it beautifully written but it plays into every woman’s romantic fantasies. Delightful easy reading from a Nobel prize winning author.
5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable
It is like catching this great writer amid a daydreamHe moves through minute detail in a world viewThe subtlety along side the Big Bang.This is result is passages of wisdom.Once again, love is explored in a most human way.
2.0 out of 5 stars Should NEVER have been published
Marquez is undoubtedly one of, if not THE, best writers of the past 100 years. I was heartbroken to read this. He knew what he was talking about when he asked for Until August not to be published. It’s awful. Maybe it would stand a slim chance by another author, but it’s so beneath what Marquez has given us and what he was capable of in even his weakest moments. It’s truly a shame his children went against his wishes. No doubt Marquez has forgiven them, he loves them, but I can’t imagine they didn’t break his heart too. 🥲
4.0 out of 5 stars View thru aging eyes of a true legend!!!
I enjoyed the way he writes as always but I felt his family should have honored his last wish! It missed the mark a little for me.
Very well done! I enjoyed it very much!
Very well done! I enjoyed it very much!
Expected better from Marquez
Great description of details, superb insight into the mindset of the main actor before she makes love.The main theme,adultery,is a very common subject, not interesting at all.He could have done better.
It's worthwhile the children made the right decision
There was a lot of debate re: releasing this book. So I bought it with trepadation. The prose is just so beautiful - even if this was was released as poetry book it would be worthwhile. The imagery conjured is unique, dark, beautiful. There are single sentences in this book that justify its publication. No one writes like this, and challenges the imagination so vividly.
Inhabituel mais délicieux
La fine description des personnes et l incroyable solitude qui se propage d année en année et se manifeste à travers les restes d une mère bien aimée et aimante
Only Garcia Marquez can create magic in 100 pages
I found myself haunted and transfixed by this story for days after reading this slim novel by the greatest writer of my generation. Thank you to the family for the courage to publish this raw masterpiece.
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