{"product_id":"9780241968659-strange-pilgrims","title":"Strange Pilgrims","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, this book is a triumph of storytelling by our writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Pilgrims\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of unforgettable stories about distinctive South American individuals in Europe from the Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez author of \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove in the Time of Cholera\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The first thing Señora Prudencia Linero noticed when she reached the port of Naples was that it had the same smell as the port of Riohacha'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twelve stories here tell of Latin Americans adrift in Europe: a bereaved father in Rome for an audience with the Pope carries a box shaped like a cello case; an aging streetwalker waits for death in Barcelona with a dog trained to weep at her grave; a panic-stricken husband takes his wife to a Parisian hospital to treat a cut and never sees her again. Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, \u003ci\u003eStrange Pilgrims\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph of storytelling by our most brilliant writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Celebratory and full of strange relish at life's oddness, the stories draw their strength from Márquez's generous feel for character, good and bad, boorish and innocent' William Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most important writer of fiction in any language' Bill Clinton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Often touching, often funny, always unexpected, the experience is as enriching as travel itself' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943486763105,"sku":"9780241968659","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32394509.jpg?v=1737351665","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241968659-strange-pilgrims","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}