Gabriel García Márquez A Biography

Subjects:

• Literature » World Literature
• Literature » Science Fiction & Fantasy

Reviews:

• "Pelayo (Latin American literature, Southern Connecticut State University) wrote this stirring biography of Columbian writer, Gabriel García Marquez for high school students. However, unlike many such biographies, he doesn't patronize his readers, nor is this an unqualified panegyric of the subject. Marquez's life is told in clear prose with frequent references to characters and plots of his books, guaranteed to make his audience want to read them, too. Pelayo puts Marquez in the context of Columbian, South American and world politics. This book would be a fine introduction to the man and his writing for anyone. It is accompanied by a reading list, including Internet sources."
  —Reference & Research Book News May 2009

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
  Timeline of Events in the Life of Gabriel García Márquez
  Introduction
  Chapter 1:Origins: Aracataca-Macondo
  Chapter 2:Bogotazo and the Barranquilla Group
  Chapter 3:Cinema, Europe, and Marriage
  Chapter 4:New York, Mexico City, and Making Films
  Chapter 5:The Myth of One Hundred Years of Solitude
  Chapter 6:World Famous, September 11, 1973
  Chapter 7:The Nobel Prize, Television, and Movies
  Chapter 8:Journalism, Pilgrims, and Demons
  Chapter 9:The New Millennium
  Chapter 10:The Readings and the Friendships
  Bibliography
  Index
  About the Author

PDF Catalogs:

Greenwood School and Public Library Reference 2009.pdf