Until August - Gabriel García Márquez

The book ''Until August'' is the extraordinary lost novel by Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. Finally published, this last masterpiece is a poignant, sensual exploration of desire, freedom, and regret.

The novel follows Ana Magdalena Bach, a married woman devoted to her husband and children. Yet each August, she travels to the island where her mother is buried and, for one night, chooses a new lover. This annual ritual becomes both an escape and a confrontation with her deepest desires and fears.

Through Márquez’s unmistakable prose, readers are transported into a world of tropical heat, fleeting encounters, and emotional complexity.

Main Themes of the Book

• Desire & Sensuality – An intimate portrayal of passion and fleeting connections
• Marriage & Fidelity – The tension between loyalty and longing
• Regret & Freedom – The cost of choices and the yearning for liberation
• Love & Mortality – How love intertwines with memory, loss, and inevitability

Why You Should Read This Book by Gabriel García Márquez

• Experience the final work of one of the greatest literary voices of the 20th century
• A masterful meditation on human longing and the mysteries of love
• For fans of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude
• Rich, sensual prose that captures emotional and existential truths
• A must-read for lovers of Latin American literature and magical realism

With ''Until August'', Gabriel García Márquez leaves readers a final, unforgettable gift. Lyrical, intimate, and deeply human, this novel invites us to reflect on the complexities of love, the passage of time, and the choices that define us.