num_pages: 144
description: In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio José Bolívar seeks refuge in amorous novels. But tourists and opportunists are making inroads into the area, and the balance of nature is making a dangerous shift. Translated by Peter Bush.
language: English
title: The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
titlecomplete: The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
characters: Antonio José Bolívar Proaño, Rubicundo Loachamín
genres: Fiction, Spanish Literature, Roman, Latin American, Romance, Latin American Literature, Classics, Novels, Literature, Contemporary
ratings_count: 23538
places: Ecuador
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Premio Tigre Juan
publisher: Mariner Books