![]() Set in Spanish colonial eighteenthcentury Cartagena de. ![]() ![]() This book explores the bizarre love story of these two unlikely lovers. García Márquezs Of Love and Other Demons is the story of twelveyearold Sierva María de Todos los Ángeles, the daughter of a criollo (New Worldborn Spaniard) Marquis and his mestiza wife, who from a young age has been relegated to the slave quarters of the rundown estate. ![]() Cayetano Delaura is a priest appointed by the Bishop to perform the exorcism of Servia Maria, and free her from being possessed.Įventually, they fall in love and cannot hide their love for each other irrespective of all the odds against them. Unsettling and indelible, Of Love and Other Demons is an evocative, majestic tale of the most universal experiences known to woman and man. The story is about the young Servia Maria, daughter of the wealthy Marquis de Casalduero, who after being bit by a rabid dog and displaying some diabolical symptoms, is sent to Santa Clara convent to be locked in a cell. The story is set in the exotic land of the Caribbean, and attempts to explore the community and superstitions prevailing in the land. This fictional book portrays an extraordinary love story between the 12 year old Servia Maria and an elderly priest, Cayetano Delaura, who is appointed to cure her of her demonic possessions. A mesmerising novel with a blend of the natural with the supernatural, Of Love And Other Demons was written by popular bestseller, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. ![]()
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