The original essays in this set offer a time line of García Márquez's achievements and consider his influence on a younger generation of writers. One essay combines biographical information with a broad overview of how One Hundred Years of Solitude was received by the literary world--placing that volume at the center of García Márquez's body of work. Another also considers One Hundred Years, with the focus being the mystical character of Remedios. A final essay finishes this section with a comparison between García Márquez's travelogue 90 días and Don Quixote de La Mancha. The section of republished essays brings together a variety of perspectives on García Márquez's major works.