Gabriel García Márquez
Personal Info
- Born
- N/A
- Age
- N/A
- Education
- a Jesuit college
- Nationality
- American
- Native Lang
- English
- Data Reliability
- 36%
Biography
Detailed profile & career
Gabriel José García Márquez (Latin American Spanish: ; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was once recognized as a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he...
Biography & Career
He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a path in the industry in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo. García Márquez started as a journalist and wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories. He is best noted for his novels, such as No One Writes to the Colonel (1961), One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), which has sold over fifty million copies worldwide, Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981), and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985). His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, most notably for popularizing a literary style known as magic realism, which uses magical elements and events in otherwise ordinary and realistic situations.
Key Milestones
- 1947: Career Milestone
- 1972: Award
- 1981: Award
- 1982: Award
- 1982: Award
Summary & Intelligence
Photo Gallery
Latest Updates
No recent updates.
Discussion Public