Gabriel García Márquez


Key Points
  • A prominent "magic realism" novelist and short story writer

  • Family upbringing had a great influence in his novels

  • Skillful screenwriter and journalist

  • Literature that reflects the conflicts and contradictions of the Latino-American continent

  • His writings describe anomalies of reality as everyday life

  • His pro-communism political views conditioned the theme of his writings

  • Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels and short stories

Relevant Works
  • Cien años de soledad

  • El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

  • El general en su laberinto

  • El amor en los tiempos del cólera

  • Del amor y otros demonios

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