![]() ![]() "He is ugly and sad," says one of his lovers, "but he is all love." There have been hundreds of other affairs, but none of these women have captured his heart as Fermina did. When Fermina's husband at last dies, 51 years, 9 months, and 4 days later, Florentino Ariza approaches Fermina again at her husband's funeral. He has declared his eternal love for Fermina, and determines to gain the fame and fortune he needs to win her back. As his wife, she will think of herself as "the happiest woman in the world." Though devastated by her rejection, Florentino Ariza is not one to be deterred. Instead, she marries the elegant, cultured, and successful Dr. ![]() ![]() Her grief at being torn away from her lover is profound, but when she returns she breaks off the relationship, calling everything that has happened between them an illusion. Lorenza Daza has much higher ambitions for his daughter than the humble Florentino. When Fermina Daza's father finds out about her suitor, he sends her on a trip intended to make her forget the affair. She is so sheltered that they carry on their romance secretly, through letters and telegrams. In the late 1800s, in a Caribbean port city, a young telegraph operator named Florentino Ariza falls deliriously in love with Fermina Daza, a beautiful student. ![]()
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