Gabriel Garcia Marquez

by Ruben Pelayo

Overview

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 for his masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez had already earned tremendous respect and popularity in the years leading up to that honor, and remains, to date, an active and prolific writer. Readers are introduced to García Márquez with a vivid account of his fascinating life; from his friendships with poets and presidents, to his distinguished career as a journalist, novelist, and chronicler of the quintessential Latin American experience. This companion also helps students situate García Márquez within the canon of Western literature, exploring his contributions to the modern novel in general, and his forging of literary techniques, particularly magic realism, that have come to distinguish Latin American fiction.

Full literary analysis is given for One Hundred Years of Solitude, as well as Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981), Love in the Time of Cholera (1985), two additional novels, and five of García Márquez's best short stories. Students are given guidance in understanding the historical contexts, as well as the characters and themes that recur in these interrelated works. Narrative technique and alternative critical perspectives are also explored for each work, helping readers fully appreciate the literary accomplishments of Gabriel García Márquez.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313016691
Publisher:	Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/30/2001
Series:	Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	355 KB

About the Author

RUBÉN PELAYO is Associate Professor of Spanish at Southern Connecticut State University, where he teaches courses in Language and Literature./e His work has appeared in Texto Crítico, Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporanea, Connecticut Review, and Monóculo.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein

The Life of Gabriel García MÁrquez

Literary Contexts

Leaf Storm (1955)

No One Writes to the Colonel (1961)

The Short Stories

One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981)

Love in the Time of Cholera (1985)

Bibliography

Index