Biography

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɡaɾˈsia ˈmaɾkes]; born March 6, 1927) is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature, and is the earliest remaining living recipient.1 He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on, he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha; they have two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo. He started as a journalist, and has written many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories, but is best known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), Autumn of the Patriarch (1975) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985).

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1 One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2 Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

3 Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International) Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International)

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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1 Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor Short and interesting story of survival

A review of Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by plappen on Tuesday 18th November 2008

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