He was born on March 6, 1928 in Aracataca, Colombia.
He's considered the most important writer in Latin America.
In 1982, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Their books have some specific trademarks we can recognize; some of them are:
►Some or his stories start in the middle of things, with a declaration that their protagonists are going to die in the novel.
►Márquez often uses events and characters from his own life in his books.
Also we can find features of Magical Realism in his tales:
►In magical realism we find the transformation of the common and the everyday into the awesome and the unreal.
►It is predominantly an art of surprises.
►Time exists in a kind of timeless fluidity and the unreal happens as part of reality.
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| ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Some curious facts oh him are: ◙He's so superstitious, he always needs to have a yellow flower on his desk, according to him, it gives him good luck. And also he thinks that snails behind a door, plastic flowers and peacocks give bad luck. ◙He never uses the adverb "-ly" when he writes his tales. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ We also may know or have heard some of his quotations even without knowing him: ♥“Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.” ♥“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.” ♥ "I love you not for whom you are, but who i am when i'm by your side." ♥"Just because someone doesn't love you as you wish, it doesn't mean you're not loved with all his/her being." ♥"The worst way to miss someone is, to be seated by him/her and know you'll never have him/her." ♥"Never stop smiling not even when you're sad, someone might fall in love with your smile." ♥"Dont cry because it came to an end, smile because it happened." ♥“A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart” ♥“Don't let yourself die without knowing the wonder of fucking with love.” |
With lyricism and marked wisdom, Márquez has been recognized as one of the most remarkable storytellers of the 20th century. In conclusion: "Gabo" has something we can fall in love with, the way he writes and thinks makes young folks be connected to his literature; the way he redacts something spectacular and makes it so natural and common is the sparkle people find charming and interesting of him. |
