Memories of My Melancholy Whores

Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Spanish: Memoria de mis putas tristes) is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez. The book was originally published in Spanish in 2004, with an English translation by Edith Grossman published in October 2005.

Memories of My Melancholy Whores
First edition (Colombian)
AuthorGabriel García Márquez
Original titleMemoria de mis putas tristes
TranslatorEdith Grossman
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish
PublisherEditorial Norma (Colombia)
Alfred A. Knopf (US)
Publication date
2004
Published in English
2005
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages128
ISBN978-1-4000-4460-3
OCLC58431922
863/.64 22
LC ClassPQ8180.17.A73 M4613 2005

Plot

An old journalist, who has just celebrated his 90th birthday, seeks sex with a 14 year old prostitute, who is selling her virginity to help her family. Instead of sex, he discovers love for the first time in his life.

Adaptation

In 2012, a joint film production of the novel by Spain, Denmark and Mexico was released by Danish film director, Henning Carlsen, and starring Emilio Echevarría, Olivia Molina, Ángela Molina and Geraldine Chaplin. The film received the Special Young Jury Prize at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival.[1]

References
  1. "Tiene "Memoria de mis putas tristes" buen recibimiento en Málaga" (in Spanish). Provincia. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.