Leaf Storm

by Gabriel García Márquez, Gregory Rabassa (Translator)

Overview

Leaf Storm is the first book García Márquez wrote. Already we see the colorful historical background that forms the basis for his later work. It covers the history of Macondo from 1903 to 1928, ending the year the author was born.

A man dies and three people reflect on the story of Macondo's boom and decline as shown in the family fortunes over three generations. As they attend the wake, the members of the family recall the tragedy that involves them all. Grim, ironic, powerful, Leaf Storm creates a mysterious and ominous atmosphere that lingers on in the reader's mind.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185853634
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio Inc.
Publication date:	10/11/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

One of the most important writers of the 20th century, Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez (1927-2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist who popularized magical realism, a technique which uses magical elements and events in order to explain real experiences. In 1982, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is perhaps best known for his book One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), a novel that was both a critical and commercial success.

Hometown:

Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Birth:

March 6, 1928

Place of Birth:

Aracataca, Colombia

Education:

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1947-48, and Universidad de Cartagena, 1948-49

Editorial Reviews

The feeling one comes away with is that of enchantment, which is a sense of having endured terror and magic.

Chicago Tribune - N/A