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| − | '''Gabriel García Márquez''' (b. 1928) Colombian Nobel Prize | + | '''Gabriel García Márquez''' (b. 1928) is a Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author of novels and short stories. He spends much of his time in [[Mexico]] City. |
| − | ''One Hundred Years of Solitude'' (1967), is the best-selling of all books originally written in the Spanish language (English translation by Gregory Rabassa 1970). Other important works | + | ''One Hundred Years of Solitude'' (1967), is the best-selling of all books originally written in the Spanish language (English translation by Gregory Rabassa 1970). Other important works by Marques include: ''Nobody Writes to the Colonel'' 1961, ''The Autumn of the Patriarch'' 1975, ''Chronicle of a Death Foretold'' 1981, ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' 1985, ''The General in His Labyrinth'' 1989 and ''Of Love and Other Demons'' 1994. In 2002, he published the memoir ''Vivir para contarla''. |
His novel ''One Hundred Years of Solitude'' gave rise to the term "magic realism" which is a literary style originated in [[Latin America]] that combines fantastic elements with realism. | His novel ''One Hundred Years of Solitude'' gave rise to the term "magic realism" which is a literary style originated in [[Latin America]] that combines fantastic elements with realism. | ||
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Gabriel García Márquez (b. 1928) is a Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author of novels and short stories. He spends much of his time in Mexico City.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), is the best-selling of all books originally written in the Spanish language (English translation by Gregory Rabassa 1970). Other important works by Marques include: Nobody Writes to the Colonel 1961, The Autumn of the Patriarch 1975, Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1981, Love in the Time of Cholera 1985, The General in His Labyrinth 1989 and Of Love and Other Demons 1994. In 2002, he published the memoir Vivir para contarla.
His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude gave rise to the term "magic realism" which is a literary style originated in Latin America that combines fantastic elements with realism.
External links
- Gabriel García Márquez
- The Nobel Prize in Literature 1982
- Gabriel García Márquez Internet Movie Database Inc.
