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The Times' 20 best modern novels
15. 'Love in the Time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Marquez jumps into the list again with his most revered masterwork, comparing lovesickness to cholera - both as diseases that ravage the body internally. One main character discovers sex to be a great pain reliever while his dream girl remains married, quarantined out of reach.
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