The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez Exposed in His Works

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The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez Exposed in His Works

The majority of literary critics would not hesitate in praising the works

of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Garcia Marquez is often considered one of the

greatest writers to come out of Latin America. Born in Aracataca, a small

town in northern Columbia, he was primarily raised by his maternal

grandparents (Britannica). Biographies often indicate a presence of a large

community including an abundance of relatives when describing his upbringing

(Macondo). While he was surrounded by those who loved him he did not live

during a peaceful time in Columbian history (Macondo). His family and the

constant political turmoil of Columbia would greatly influence his works

He is well known for writing works of outstanding caliber such as One

Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera(Garcia Marquez's

Labyrinth). He is also well known for his popular short stories. A

collection of his works was first published in 1955: Leaf Storm and Other

Stories(Garcia Marquez's Labyrinth). The latest work dealt with the issue

of drug trafficking and recent kidnappings within Columbia titled: News of a

Kidnapping(Garcia Marquez's Labyrinth). Within all of his works, a

combination of this ideological views and a re-counting of family past

(including that of his homeland Columbia) intertwines, often analyzing the

ways of society and government(Macondo).

No work of his is more representative than One Hundred Years of

Solitude. After long affiliation with Cuban communists and his work as

reporter for Prensa Latina (a leftist newspaper), Garci...

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...nth). However true this may be, it is clear that Marquez took

experiences and events from his own life and the backdrop of Columbian

political history to create magical stories well after his exile from his

native land.

Works Cited

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Macondo.The Modern World. 1999.

http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_biography.html

Accessed: September 10, 2003

Reveiw on One Hundred Years of Solitude.

http://www.mouthshut.com/readreview/41931-1.html

Accessed: September 10,2003

Gacria Marquez's Labyrinth. 2003.

http://www.proseworld.com/marquez.html

Accessed: September 10, 2003

Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Britannica.2003.

http://search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=36733&tocid=0&query=gabriel%20garcia%20marquez&ct=eb

Accessed: September 8, 2003.

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