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Gabriel García Márquez

Born

in Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia

March 06, 1927

Died

April 17, 2014

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Magical Realism

Influences

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Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. García Márquez, familiarly known as "Gabo" in his native country, was considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. In 1982, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

He studied at the University of Bogotá and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas, and New York. He wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories, but is best-known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985). His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespr ...more

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Gabriel García Márquez’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 2,058,518 ratings · 109,370 reviews · 787 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.11 avg rating — 935,847 ratings — published 1967 — 988 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love in the Time of Cholera 3.93 avg rating — 490,332 ratings — published 1985 — 623 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicle of a Death Foretold 3.97 avg rating — 181,240 ratings — published 1981 — 498 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman (Translator) 3.59 avg rating — 83,922 ratings — published 2004 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Love and Other Demons 3.97 avg rating — 72,748 ratings — published 1994 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El coronel no tiene quien le escriba 3.79 avg rating — 49,235 ratings — published 1961 — 338 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez, Randolph Hogan (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 27,238 ratings — published 1955 — 214 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories by Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman (Translator) 4.04 avg rating — 23,715 ratings — published 1992 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Autumn of the Patriarch 3.86 avg rating — 22,732 ratings — published 1975 — 149 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The General in His Labyrinth 3.69 avg rating — 22,340 ratings — published 1989 — 253 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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