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Memories of my melancholy whores

Memories of My Melancholy Whores

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Diapositivas del Resumen de la tan conocida obra, Memorias de mis putas Tristes, en Inglés. Útil para cualquier trabajo de presentación y síntesis de una obra literaria.

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Memories of my melancholy whores

NOTA:Para cambiar la imagen de esta dispositiva, seleccione la imagen y elimnela. A continuacin haga clic en el icono Imgenes en el marcador de posicin e inserte su imagen.AuthorThe Colombian writer was born in Aracata, Magdalena.In 1948, he entered National University to study law.He published his first stories in the spectator.He wrote great masterpieces:No One Writes to the ColonelOf Love and Other DemonsOne Hundred Years of SolitudeLove in the Time of Cholera

Memory of my melancholy whores

The unnamed narrator has just turned ninety and has decided to give himself the gift of a night with a virginMemory of my melancholy whores

He calls a madam he has done business with in the past, and ask her to arrange the encounter.Memory of my melancholy whores

Memory of my melancholy whores

To calm the girl, the madam has fed her a remedy that has put her to sleep.

The narrator calls the brothel owner again and arranges to share another night with the virgin, again he only sleeps.Memory of my melancholy whores

Soon the narrator finds himself spending every night with this girl.Memory of my melancholy whores

One night, a man is killed at the brothel, and it is closed for several weks.Memory of my melancholy whores

When she returns, she is dressed so nicely and he believes she has become a prostitute.Memory of my melancholy whores