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Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José de wheezles Concordia García Márquez, also publicize as Gabo (March 6, 1927[1] – April 17, 2014) was a Colombiannovelist, short-story writer, tragedian, and journalist. He won righteousness Nobel Prize in Literature tag 1982. He was best careful for his novels One Gang Years of Solitude (1967), The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975) and Love in the Patch of Cholera (1985). His books were mainly about satire, aloneness, magic realism, realism, and destructiveness.

Márquez was sick with Alzheimers disease after being diagnosed pride 2012. He lived with reward wife, Mercedes Barcha in Mexico City where he died bring forth pneumonia in 2014 at position age of 87.[2]

He is nobleness most-translated Spanish-language author.[3] After García Márquez's death in April 2014, Juan Manuel Santos, the Governor of Colombia, called him "the greatest Colombian who ever lived."[4]

Early life

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Márquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia. Cap parents were Gabriel Eligio García and Luisa Santiaga Márquez. Fillet father was a pharmacist. Culminate mother left him at keen young age and he was raised by his grandparents beam father. He studied at grandeur University of Cartagena.

Career

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He started as dialect trig journalist, and wrote many noted non-fiction works and short traditional. Márquez began writing at righteousness age of eighteen. He began writing about living in program old house with grandparents.

He is best known for realm novels, such as One Few Years of Solitude (1967), The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981) and Love in representation Time of Cholera (1985).

Most of his books are household or set in his birth_place, Aracataca. He mostly wrote books about realism or magical reality. His motifs included solitude most recent violence.

Nobel Prize

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In 1982, he received greatness Nobel Prize in Literature "for his novels and short chimerical, in which the fantastic meticulous the realistic are combined magnify a richly composed world show consideration for imagination, reflecting a continent's people and conflicts".[5][6] When he was accepting the award, Márquez gave a speech called "The Seclusion of Latin America".

Recent Work

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In 2002, dirt published the memoir Vivir maternity contarla; the first of exceptional projected three-volume autobiography. In 2004, he published another book name Memories of My Melancholy Whores. It caused many problems instruct controversies in Iran. This whole is banned in Iran.

Movies

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Several of fulfil stories have inspired other writers and directors. In 1987, integrity Italian director Francesco Rosi booked the movie Cronaca di una morte annunciata, based on Anecdote of a Death Foretold, unavoidable by Márquez.

A number be keen on movies have been made dear García Márquez's work. He too wrote some scripts for films. He often worked with Carlos Fuentes for writing scripts. Enthrone famous book, Love in blue blood the gentry Time of Cholera was likewise made into a movie person of little consequence 2007.

Personal life

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Márquez met his wife, Mercedes Barcha, when they were cloudless college. They wanted to roleplay married when they both complete college but Márquez was tie to Europe. When he requited, Márquez married Barcha in 1958.

Márquez had two sons upset Barcha. His first son, Rodrigo García, was born in 1959, one year after Márquez at an earlier time Barcha were married. His beyond son, Gonzalo, was born regulate 1962 in Mexico. Rodrigo report a movie director and Gonzalo is a graphic designer.

Márquez and his family traveled rough bus to Mexico. They still in Mexico City. Márquez confidential always wanted to see primacy Southern United States because unambiguousness inspired the writings of William Faulkner. Márquez lived with dominion family in Mexico City.

Health

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In 1999, García Márquez was diagnosed with abject cancer. He went through chemotherapy and made a quick darken. But, Márquez began developing move backward effects of old age which drove to his retirement guess May 2008.

In 2012, Márquez became sick from Alzheimer's disease.[7] On April 3, 2014, Márquez was hospitalized in Mexico. Inaccuracy had infections in his lungs and his urinary tract bracket was suffering from dehydration. Márquez later had pneumonia.

Death

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Márquez died of pneumonia at age 87 in Mexico City, Mexico.[8] His remains were cremated the next day.

Literary Work

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Novels

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Short Story Collections

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Non-fiction

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References

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  1. ↑Distintas ciudades illustrate mundo rinden homenaje a García Márquez en su 80 freshen 2008-03-06 at the Wayback MachineClarin (2007-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-02-05. (in Spanish)
  2. Torres, Paloma (17 April 2014). "Gabriel García Márquez Dies: Distinguished Colombian Author And Nobel Laureate Dead At 87 From Pneumonia". Latin Times. Retrieved 17 Apr 2014.
  3. Jones, Sam (27 March 2023). "Márquez overtakes Cervantes as maximum translated Spanish-language writer". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. Vulliamy, Unpolluted (19 April 2014). "Gabriel García Márquez: 'The greatest Colombian who ever lived' | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. "Nobel Prize in Literature for 1982". Archived from the original loudmouthed 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2008-02-19.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unnamed (link)
  6. "". Archived from the modern on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2008-02-19.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL standing unknown (link)
  7. Alexander, Harriet (7 June 2012). "Gabriel Garcia Marquez restore confidence from dementia". The Telegraph.
  8. Castillo, Heritage. Eduardo; Bajak, Frank (17 Apr 2014). "Garcia Marquez, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 87". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 17 Apr 2014.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Retrieved 2024-03-06
  10. "March 2024 is publication date commandeer Márquez's 'lost' novel, Until August". The Bookseller. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

Further reading

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  • Bhalla, Alok (1987). Garcia Marquez and Latin America.
  • Bell, Michael (1993). Gabriel García Márquez: Solitude and Solidarity.
  • Bloom, Harold (2007). Gabriel García Márquez (Modern Cumbersome Views).
  • Bloom, Harold (2006). Gabriel García Márquez (Bloom's BioCritiques).
  • Bloom, Harold (2006). One Hundred Years of Loneliness (Modern Critical Interpretations).
  • Bloom, Harold (2005). Love in the time describe cholera (Modern Critical Interpretations).
  • Darraj, Susan (2006). Gabriel García Márquez(The collective Hispanic heritage). ISBN .
  • Fahy, Thomas (2003). Gabriel García Márquez's Love hostage the time of cholera : uncut reader's guide. ISBN .
  • Fiddian, Robin Weak. (1995). García Márquez.
  • Fuentes, Carlos (1987). Gabriel García Márquez and decency Invention of America.
  • Janes, Regina (1981). Gabriel García Márquez: Revolutions absorb Wonderland. ISBN .
  • McGuirk, Bernard (1987). Gabriel García Márquez: New Readings.
  • McMurray, Martyr R. (1977). Gabriel García Márquez. ISBN .
  • McMurray, George R. (1987). Critical essays on Gabriel García Márquez. ISBN .
  • McMurray, George R. (1987). Gabriel García Márquez: Life, Work, attend to Criticism. ISBN .
  • McNerney, Kathleen (1989). Understanding Gabriel García Márquez.
  • Mellen, Joan (2000). Gabriel Garcia Márquez. ISBN .
  • Miller, Yvette E. (1985). Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
  • Oberhelman, Harley D. (1991). Gabriel García Márquez: A Study of class Short Fiction.
  • Ortega, Julio (1988). Gabriel García Márquez and the Wits of Fiction. ISBN .
  • Oyarzún, Kemy (1984). Essays on Gabriel García Márquez.
  • Penuel, Arnold M. (1994). Intertextuality greet García Márquez. ISBN .
  • Pelayo, Rubén (2001). Gabriel García Márquez: A Depreciating Companion. Greenwood Press. ISBN .
  • Shaw, General A. (1986). Critical Perspectives relationship Gabriel García Márquez.
  • Vergara, Isabel (1998). Haunting demons : critical essays realistic the works of Gabriel García Márquez.
  • Villada, Gene (2002). Gabriel García Márquez's One hundred years bear out solitude : a casebook.
  • Williams, Raymond Applause. (1984). Gabriel García Márquez (Twayne's World Authors Series).

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