The story revolves around the major characters Florentino Ariza, Fermina, Daza, and Dr. Juvenal Urbino. There are several flashback scenes and numerous repetitions, which with the element of foreshadowing makes the narrative highly unconventional yet very emphatic.

The main theme is the struggle of the people in the time of cholera, but the theme of love binds all other related aspects of the story.

There are three protagonists of the novel, who as the novel progresses die one by one.

When the book was first published, the author was already a world famous person and the book was very well received, however, it was not as successful as "One Hundred Years of Solitude." For all that, it is a highly interesting and thought provoking work of literature.

Literature Help: Love In the Time of Cholera
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Setting
Chapter Three: Plot Overview
Chapter Four: Major Characters
Chapter Five: Complete Summary
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Chapter Six: Critical Analysis