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A woman in this novel nearly has Oscar Wilde sign her glove during a honeymoon in Europe. A character in this novel accepts a marriage proposal on the condition that she does not have to eat eggplant. That woman in this novel treasures a picture of her and her cousin taken by a chess-loving Belgian (-5[1])photographer. With his dying breath, a man in this novel says, “Only God knows how much I have (*) loved you” (10[1])after he falls from a ladder while trying to grab a parrot. (-5[1])This novel (10[1])begins with that (10[1])character, a distinguished doctor, noting the smell of bitter almonds. This novel ends with an elderly couple taking a trip on a riverboat flying the yellow flag of (10[1])disease. For 10 points, Florentino Ariza rekindles his romance with Fermina Daza in what novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Love in the Time of Cholera [or El amor en los tiempos del cólera]
<HG, World Literature>
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Moses KitakuleIn the Mood for BuzzOld and Young54-5
Shourjo Gangulibingy academyMadmen and Specialists7410
Chris Yooshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetiqueSocial credit go vroom86-5
Joel MilesPaddington in Peru (2024)Toyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans8810
Collin LeckThe cult of SGAASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline9110
Mike CheyneOld and YoungIn the Mood for Buzz11910
Kevin ZhengSocial credit go vroomshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique13910