Written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the novel "Love in the Time of Cholera" deals with a passionate man's unfulfilled love and his quest of more than 50 years to win the heart of his true love. It's without question one of the most emotional depictions of love, but what separates it from similar novels is its suggestion that lovesickness is a literal disease, a plague comparable to cholera. The novel's main character is Florentino Ariza, an …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…be left in the ship. In truth, there is no case of cholera in the ship but the announcement is not completely false because Florentino has been infected by an unrequited love for Fermina for more than half a century. His relentless passion has plagued him as cholera had plagued other people. Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Love In the Time Of Cholera. (New York: Penguin, 1989), 65. Garcia Marquez. 62 Garcia Marquez. 83<Tab/> Garcia Marquez. 168