The original Spanish title, El amor en los tiempos del cólera (translated to Love in the Time of Cholera ), refers to a 1985 novel by the legendary Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. The book is widely considered one of the greatest love stories ever written, a meditation on the nature of love, obsession, and the passage of time. In 2007, it was adapted into a major motion picture, directed by Mike Newell ( Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco ).
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