Gabriel García Márquez: A Biography

by Rubén Pelayo

Overview

Master of magic realism, distinguished jourbanalist and film critic, friend of world leaders ranging from Fidel Castro to Pres. Bill Clinton, Gabriel García Márquez improbably emerged from obscure beginnings to become an author more beloved of readers worldwide than any other living writer. His plots and protean characters plunge readers into the world of fable, yet their universal appeal, as this biography shows, is deeply rooted in the particularity of García Márquez's own idiosyncratic early life and his later wide travels, all undertaken with the restless curiosity and zest for life that he manages to evoke in his readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313346309
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2008
Series:	Greenwood Biographies Series
Pages:	188
Sales rank:	550,116
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Rubén Pelayo, PhD, is professor of twentieth-century Latin American literature at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT. He is the author of Gabriel García Márquez: A Critical Companion (Greenwood Press, 2001) and coauthor of La voz: A Practical Approach for Understanding Spanish Phonetics and Mastering Pronunciation (2007). His essay publications include poststructuralist and linguistic studies, literary criticism, and the merging of genres. Professor Pelayo has presented his research both nationally and internationally.

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:Jourbanalism, Pilgrims, and Demons
Chapter 9:The New Millennium
Chapter 10:The Readings and the Friendships
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Editorial 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

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