Clark writes about censorship in the twentieth century. He states that "in the United States, the government-sanctioned ban of prominent foreign writers, artists, and personalities under the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952" has caused great concern for multiple parties involved. Prominent writers, including Gabriel García Márquez had been involved in this issue.
Clark writes: "In November 1982, U.S. president Ronald Reagan was taken aback by Colombian president Belisario Betancourt's charge that the United States was consistently denying admission to his country's most prominent citizen. 'But you are welcome to the States at any time,' Reagan responded, to which Betancourt retorted, 'I don't mean myself. I mean Gabriel García Márquez. You and I will both be out of power in a few years; writers like him outlive us all.'"
The Editor's Note in World Literature Today discusses short-story writer and journalist, Nélida Piñon. The article mentions her success as a female Brazilian author and her numerous awards. It further states that "she was also the first woman selected for the University of Guadalajara’s Cátedra Julio Cortázar, a distinguished professorship established by Fuentes and Gabriel García Márquez that honors some of the world’s most distinguished writers, artists, politicians, and intellectuals."
Features John Maxwell Coetzee, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. Information on the subjects of his writings; Achievements of the author; Books written by the author. Mentions that he has earned the respect of contemporary writers, including García Márquez.
Rey discusses social diversification in many respects. He analyzes the role of technology and what effects technology has. He references Gabriel García Márquez' view of a certain newspaper columnist.
Secondary source, About García Márquez: The Man, the Reporter, the Writer
Publication Date:
October, 2002
Published:
Caracas, Venezuela : El Mundo
Location:
Library, University of Illinois
Notes:
Viewed on 24 January, 2008.||The first of the three volumes of Gabriel García Márquez's memoirs, Vivir para contarla will be "baptized" in Caracas, Venezuela, in an act programmed with the editors at the Colombian Embassy. The launching of the rest of the Spanish-speaking world will be shortly afterwards. It is approximated that the first edition will be of one million copies.