Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014)
Considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Márquez was not only an author of books but a craftsman of short stories and a journalist as well. He was a master of magical realism, and to this day, he is considered Latin America's best-known author. It is no surprise, then, that he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. See below for works written by Márquez.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez and translated from Spanish by Gregory Rabassa
Angela Vicario's husband returns his new bride to her family hours after the marriage, claiming she is a dishonored woman. Angela's family forces her to reveal her first lover's name, and her twin brothers set out to murder the man, Santiago Nasar. As the murder is planned, no one in the town tries to stop the crime, which results in an entire society put on trial for the murder.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez and translated from Spanish by Edith Grossman
In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez and translated from Spanish by Gregory Rabassa
This novel is perhaps the most important landmark of the so-called 'Boom' in contemporary Latin American fiction. Published in 1967, the novel was an instant success, running hundreds of editions, winning four international prizes, and being translated into 27 languages. In 1982, its author received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel García Márquez and translated from Spanish by Edith Grossman
In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for herself. In Vienna, a woman parlays her gift for seeing the future into a foretunetelling position with a wealth family. In Geneva, an ambulance driver and his wife take in the lonely, apparently dying ex-President of a Caribbean country, only to discover that his political ambition is very much intact. In these twelve masterly stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, Gabriel García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow and aspiration that is the émigré experience.
The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez and translated from Spanish by Gregory Rabassa
From charity to deceit, benevolence to violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of "The Autumn of the Patriarch" embodies the best and the worst of human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in the prison of his own dictatorship. Employing an innovative, dreamlike style, and overflowing with symbolic descriptions, the novel transports the reader to a world that is at once fanciful and real.
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