Of Love and Other Demons

Of Love and Other Demons (Spanish: Del amor y otros demonios) is a novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez published in Spanish in 1994 and translated and published in English in 1995. Set in 18th-century Colombia, the plot follows the story of Sierva María, the 12-year-old daughter of a marquis who is bitten by a rabid dog. She does not seem to contract the disease but is delivered to a convent by her worried father. At the convent she is to be observed by a priest who becomes enthralled with her and her copper-color, floor-length hair. The book received largely positive reviews.