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Memories of My Melancholy Whores

novel by García Márquez

Also known as: “Memoria de mis putas tristes”

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…de mis putas tristes (2004; Memories of My Melancholy Whores), a novel about a lonely man who finally discovers the meaning of love when he hires a virginal prostitute to celebrate his 90th birthday.
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