One character in this novel reads the book Penguin Island because it is in vogue at the moment, and a group of criminals in this novel are killed when a random explosion sends a boiler flying through the air to crush their hiding place.
One character in this novel reads the book Penguin Island because it is in vogue at the moment, and a group of criminals in this novel are killed when a random explosion sends a boiler flying through the air to crush their hiding place. A character in this novel becomes obsessed with retrieving treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon, and that character later seduces his fourteen-year old ward America, leading to her eventual suicide. This novel begins with the suicide of Jeremiah de Saint-Amour and concludes with the two primary characters taking a steamboat voyage under a yellow flag, indicating the title quarantine. For 10 points, name this novel about the decades-long relationship between Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
One character in this novel reads the book Penguin Island because it is in vogue at the moment, and a group of criminals in this novel are killed when a random explosion sends a boiler flying through the air to crush their hiding place.
Love in the Time of Cholera