Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

Until August (En agosto nos vemos, published posthumously in 2024) is a historic and deeply poignant addition to global literature. It is the final, rediscovered novel by the legendary Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, the master of magical realism who gave the world One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.

Written at the end of his life while he was battling severe dementia, the book was originally locked away because García Márquez felt it wasn't polished enough. Ten years after his passing, his sons made the monumental decision to publish it, describing it as the result of their father's final, heroic effort to continue creating against all odds.

Unlike the sprawling, multi-generational epics for which García Márquez is famous, Until August is a short, tightly focused, and deeply sensual novella. It follows a middle-aged woman named Ana Magdalena Bach:

For twenty-eight years, Ana has been happily and securely married to her husband, a successful musician. They have a peaceful life, two children, and a marriage built on genuine affection and stability. Yet, Ana harbors a deeply personal, solemn annual ritual. Every August 16, she takes a ferry across to a sultry, impoverished Caribbean island to visit her mother's grave.

The trip is always the same: she takes a taxi to the cemetery, lays a bunch of fresh gladioli on the tomb, stays at a run-down local hotel, and returns home the next morning.

However, during one specific August trip, the predictability shatters. Sitting alone at the hotel bar, Ana strikes up an unexpected conversation with a charming, anonymous man. That night, she enters into a passionate, fleeting one-night stand—a profound awakening that completely disrupts her perception of herself. From that moment on, each approaching August becomes a secret gateway. Every year, Ana returns to the island not just to mourn her mother, but to actively seek out a new lover, transforming her quiet life into an exploration of hidden desire, freedom, and the complicated layers of her own identity.

Language: English.

Genre: Romance.

Binding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং

Quality: Premium Quality Books.

Printing: High Quality Printing.

Paper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)

Cover: Matt cover (Paperback).