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Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez

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Gabriel García Márquez (b. 1927) is a sophisticated literary artist with broad popularity. His masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude , has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. In 1982, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez starts with the years of his early phenomenal success and continues through his most recent, turn-of-the-century exchanges. He speaks of his impoverished childhood, his life as an indifferent student, his apprenticeship as a journalist, the inspiration that led to the writing of his most renowned novel, the difficulties brought by fame, and his leftist opinions. Works such as The Autumn of the Patriarch , Love in the Time of Cholera , The General in His Labyrinth , and News of a Kidnapping are discussed in detail.

When interviewed by Hispanic journalists, García Márquez chats spontaneously and frankly about all sorts of topics, including himself. Those conversations, translated into English for the first time, offer a fascinating glimpse of the Colombian genius at his most down-to-earth, informal, and relaxed. Taken together with seminal pieces from the Atlantic Monthly , the New York Times Book Review , and other English-language periodicals, Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez offers a nuanced, multifaceted view of one of contemporary literature's greatest masters.

200 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2005

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Profile Image for Pınar Tunçöz.
10 reviews1 follower
May 17, 2020
"Öyleyse siz kimsiniz?"

"Ben mi? Ben dünyanın en utangaç insanıyım. Ayrıca, en nazik adamıyım. Bu konuda hiçbir tartışmaya girmem."

Kendini böyle tanımlıyor, hep daha fazla ve daha fazla sevgiye ihtiyaç duyan bir kalp nemfomanı o. Aslında kesinlikle bundan daha fazlası... Röportajlar verdiğinde genellikle hikayeler, küçük kurmacalar uydurduğu kimin aklına gelirdi? Marquez bunu soru üzerine itiraf eder, bunu yakın gördüğü kişilere karşı tamamen röportajın farklılık yaratması için yaptığından ,kısa hikayeler yarattığından bahseder ve başka bir röportajında hakkındaki kurmacaları çürütmeye çalışır. Bir araştırmacı yazarın Yüzyıllık Yalnızlık 'ın asıl anlamının "Hiç kimse bizi tanımaz. Hepimiz bu dünyada kendi cam kürelerimizde yalnız yaşarız." cümlesinde yattığını söylemesine şöyle yanıt verir: "Kesinlikle doğru bir yorum. Bence herkesin kişiliğinde, tamamen gizli ve şahsi bir yan var. Bir insanı tamamen tanımanın imkansız olduğundan eminim der ve eşi Mercedes'i konuya dahil eder. Yazar için de aynı şekilde tanımlamalarda bulunmak o kadar zor ; yalınızca değişken, farklı, maceraperest, hayalperest, alaycı, umursamaz, birlikte yaşadığı insanlara mutluluk veya üzüntü veren tüm duyguları doruklarına kadar yaşatan birini hayal ediyorum. Siyasal kimliği, gazeteci kimliği ve yazar kimliği, dostlukları ve tanışlarıyla, dolu dolu ve çarpıcı bir yaşam!
Profile Image for Merdan.
51 reviews7 followers
July 16, 2018
... Gün alçalmaya başladığında sokağa çıkar, karakterlerimin gideceği yerlere, konuşacakları insanlara, dile ve atmosfere bakarım. Sokaklardan topladığım yepyeni malzemeler ertesi sabah çok işime yarar.
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April 3, 2021
I started this book in college and just finished it today. It’s the kind of book that you enjoy picking up and returning to.

I love Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and this quote of his took on a new meaning, “what I find curious is that the great plagues have always produced great excesses. They make people want to live more”.
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January 31, 2023
I'm not sure what to say about this book honestly. Perhaps I loved it because I love Latin America history and storytelling. Perhaps I love it because I'm a writer. All I can tell you is that Gabriel García Márquez is a fascinating man who seems to feel so human, yet mysterious, and humble while you read through his many different interviews. You don't feel bog down by his advice or his tangents. He just brings a level of humanity to every topic. Despite how long this book took me to get through, its one I can see myself finding a place on my bookshelf for.
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November 13, 2020
金句迭出。最好的采访是《花花公子》的那篇专访:“如果我没有成为作家……我想成为酒吧钢琴师。那样的话,我就会对让恋人们觉得更加相爱做出贡献了。如果作为作家我能够做到那个份上——由于我的作品而让人们更加相爱——我想这就是我想要的人生意义了。”
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