Of Love and Other Demons

Of Love and Other Demons is a novel by Gabriel García Márquez, first published in Spanish in 1994. It is set in 18th-century Colombia and centers on a 12-year-old girl, the daughter of a marquis, after she is bitten by a rabid dog. From there the book shifts away from simple plot mechanics and into a world shaped by fear, faith, religious authority, and private obsession, all within a clearly historical setting.

It suits readers who like García Márquez for his dense atmosphere, layered emotions, and the way he mixes the ordinary with the uncanny. If you are drawn to fiction about love, religion, power, and social control rather than fast-moving suspense, this is a good fit. It sits naturally next to Latin American fiction that blends history with intimate psychological tension, with more attention to mood and human detail than to action.