Word: present
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...novel takes place during a turbulent era in which the Liberal party pitted itself against the Conservative party in a series of civil wars, the repercussions of which led to intense violence and military rule in the 20th century. But in the novel, war, like the cholera, is ever present in the background...
...love Fermina forever, but when he approaches her after her return from the countryside, her sentiment has obviously changed. "Instead of the commotion of love she felt the abyss of disenchantment," and Fermina cries out to him, "No please! Forget it!" His hopes dashed for love in the present, Florentino contents himself with faith in the eternal...
...funeral, Florentino arrives to declare his undying love for the widow, and he and Fermina resume their relationship of a half century before, celebrating their union with a riverboat journey. The president of the riverboat company, Florentino has the boat's captain take advantage of the ever-present cholera epidemic to hoist the yellow flag of quarantine so that the lovers never have to disembark and can celebrate their love "forever...
...firms hoped their announcement would head off further criticism, they were quickly disappointed. At Senate committee hearings the next day, former Treasury Secretary Donald Regan took time off from promoting his new book to urge suspension of all index futures trades. "The public has every reason to believe the present game is rigged," said Regan. "It is." Having spent 35 years at Merrill Lynch, including nine as its chairman, he should know...
...with pro-Bermudez forces. At least two dissidents were wounded. Hernandez later agreed to negotiate with Honduran and contra officials, but by week's end the dispute had not been resolved. Nor was it clear whether the contras could negotiate a more lasting truce with the Sandinistas before the present cease-fire runs...