Viewed 29 January, 2008. After street vendors began selling pirated copies of García Márquez's Memorias de mis putas tristes, García Márquez decided to change the last chapter and sell the book earlier in order to fool those attempting to sell the pirated copies.
United States : Asociacion de Literatura Femenina Hispanica
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Library, University of Illinois
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29(2) : pp. 9-32
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Analyzes and criticizes "Los caminos de Eros son imprevisibles," by Isable Allende. Compares her work to the work of other Latin American writers, including García Márquez.
Viewed on 29 January, 2008. "Este año se cumplen 20 años de la publicación de Cien años de soledad, de Gabriel García Márquez, considerada la novela contemporánea más perfecta del habla castellana. De la genialidad de su autor y del férreo respaldo que obtuvo de su esposa, Mercedes Barcha, para culminar su obra, trata esta crónica."
Viewed on 29 January, 2008. "Nobel Prize winner recalls early struggle to write. Clinton hails 'best novelist since Faulkner.'" Hailed by a crowd of more than a thousand who gave a standing ovation, Latin America
Bach writes on Mempo Giardinelli. In this article Giardinelli talks about his life and career. In speaking of the Malvinas/Falkland War he quotes García Márquez in saying that "it was a just cause in bastard hands."
"A copy of the Colombian Nobel Prize-winner's new book, Memories of My Melancholy Whores, his first novel after a 10-year hiatus, apparently fell into the wrong hands and was being illegally distributed in the streets before its release date."
United States : Center for Black Studies; University of California
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Library, University of Illinois
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11(2) : pp. 76-93
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Maude M. Adjarian interviews Jan J. Dominique. In an answer to an interview question, Dominique states that García Márquez' early work is in her personal library, but not his later work.
"A Place Called Milagro de la Paz" by Manlio Argueta and translated by Michael B. Miller is reviewed." The review states "Although A Place Called Milagro de la Paz contains elements of magical realism-the combination of the supernatural and the meticulously realistic associated with the novelists of the Boom-it lacks the playful, outrageous, tongue-in-cheek quality of the prose of, say, Garcia Marquez."
This article mentions the appearance of Gabriel García Márquez's new novel Memories of My Melancholy Whores in Brazil's top five bestsellers for the week.
After discussing his opinion on the rise of the left in Latin American politics Castaneda stated, "Now that the Cold War is over, it should never happen again. So instead of arguing over whether to welcome or bemoan the advent of the left in Latin America, it would be wiser to separate the sensible from the irresponsible and to support the former and contain the latter. If done right, this would go a long way toward helping the region finally find its bearings and, as Gabriel García Márquez might put it, end its hundreds of years of solitude."
In this review of Hayle Harbour's play A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Martin states that, "The show is inspired by Gabriel García Márquez's magical realist story about an old man with huge, dirty buzzard wings who crash-lands in a small village."
Gainsville, FL : University of Florida at Gainsville
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Library, University of Illinois
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The university Of Florida at Gainsville has chosen "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel García Márquez for the One City One Story program which promotes reading.
"Reviews the book 'Plural [1971-1976]: Thirty Years Later: A Magazine Founded and Edited by Octavio Paz." The review mentions that the magazine had reviewed by Gabriel García Márquez, among others.
Viewed on 29 January, 2008. "Más de 30 fotografías sobre la relación histórica del escritor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez con cartagena de Indias se expondrán desde mañana en esa ciudad caribeña, como parte de los homenajes al novelista en el IV Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española."
Puri writes a response to her critics on her various works. Towards the end of the article she notes how, in response to Marc Brudzinski, she "could have explored more fully the issue of regional/ transnational/non-local readerships," which she states would "probably lie in the moment when I read Carpentier and García Márquez and 'recognized' India in them."
In reviewing Jorge Franco's new book, Abani states that "Jorge Franco is a founding member of the self-anointed McOndo School of writers from South and Central America, who opt for harder, grittier urban reality than their magical realist forebears, such as Jorge Amado and Gabriel García Marquez. (The name McOndo itself is a play on Macondo, García Márquez's own Yoknapatawpha County.) But even thought the Characters in Franco's books fly in airplanes rather than through the air by magic, the social placements of these literary movements remain close."
"Interviews novelist Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru. Views on the goal of businessman Bill Gates to make books obsolete; Status of short stories in the 21st century; Effect of film on literature; Discussion on successful authors who have problems with technical writing." Discusses issues with Latin American writers.
"An unprecedented movie deal with Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel García Márquez was signed with Scott Steindorff's Stone Village Productions after the producer had spent two years pursuing the reluctant author. The deal is for Love in the Time of Cholera and was signed with Carmen Balcells and Nuria Coloma at Balcells's Barcelona agency for over $1 million, with close to twice as much added if a movie goes into production."
This work discusses the significance of two representations of Colombia's political culture: elections and war. Briefly mentions a statement on Gabriel García Márquez's social views.
Rafael Cartay writes about the contribution of immigrants in shaping the Venezuelan diet in the twentieth century. In the later part of the study, the author writes about refrigeration in the early nineteenth century, where he comments on García Márquez's "Cien Años de Soledad."
Diana Palaversich analyzes the work of Mario Bellatin. In the article, she compares the mystical world of Bellatin to the works of other writers, including Gabriel García Márquez.
Viewed on 29 January, 2008. "El escritor colombiano volvió después de cuarto siglo al pueblo bananero que inspiró a Macondo. Llegó en una locomotora y fue recibido con cañonazos y globos por 5.000 personas."
"Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez has been asked informally to help mediate with Fidel Castro in the case of a Cuban doctor banned from leaving the island for Argentina, where her son and grandchildren are residents."
"In 2001, Nichols left Bana and opened Macondo Design in Middle Island, which she named after the magical village in 100 years of Solitude, a novel by Gabriel García Márquez. The name struck a cord with Nichols, who said, I help peoples' dreams come true."
Washington, D.C. : Board of Editors of the Hispanic American Review
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Library, University of Illinois
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83(2) : pg. 361-363
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This article reviews two books by Ilan Stavans "Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination" and "Imagining Columbus: The Literary Voyage." The author states, "At their best, these books offer insightful new readings of the ways in which literature has shaped the history of Latin America, from the moment Columbus read Marco Polo to the years Gabriel García Márquez has spend as an informal advisor to Fidel Castro." He later states, "'Art and Anger' is a collection of essays mostly about literature and politics in Latin America. Some are intended to introduce lesser-known writers such as Felipe Alfau, Ricardo Piglia, and Alfred Bryce Echenique, to a North American audience. Others reassess the titans of Latin American letters, such as Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, and Mario Vargas Llosa."
Chile : Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto de Letras
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Library, University of Illinois
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29 : p. 277-280
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Reviews "Press articles" by the Diego Barros Center of Studies of DIBAM. The publication compiles all of Chilean novelist Cristian Huneeus' journalistic work. Comments on García Márquez and his 1982 Nobel Prize.
Chile : Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto de Letras
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Library, University of Illinois
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37 : pp. 11-21
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In a critical essay, Mario Lillo P studies the infrarrealistic aspects in the novel "Mantra", by Rodrigo Fresán. He briefly mentions Gabriel García Márquez when discussing style.
"Focuses on Edith Grossman's translations of Spanish literary masterpieces into the English language. Career background; Challenges in translating the works of Gabriel García Márquez; Background on her translation of "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes; Efforts of Grossman to promote literary works by lesser known Spanish writers; Faithfulness of literary translations."
"The bogus bootleg caper provided a surprise twist, and a flood of free publicity, to the book's Latin American release. The 112-page novella, [Gabriel García Márquez's] first major work of fiction in a decade, presents itself as the account of a washed-up newspaper columnist's desire to celebrate his 90th birthday by having sex with a young prostitute."
Analyzes " El mar de las lentejas" by Antonio Benítez Rojo. Briefly mentions similarities between this work and "Crónica de una muerte anunciada" by Gabriel García Márquez.
"Chock-full of hyperbole, symbolism, magic, tragedy and a good sense of humor, West Texans will be taken on a mystical and solemn ride through Latin America, courtesy of renown Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez. 'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' the most well-known and recognized work of the Nobel Prize winner, will be the topic of discussion Friday during the monthly meeting of UTPB's Spanish Literature Club. It has been translated into many languages, including English. With symbolism, folk tales and other literary elements usually found in Latin American literature, the book is considered by many critics the best Spanish Language contemporary novel, bested only by 'Don Quixote,' said Rhina Toruno-Haensly, adviser and founder of the club and professor of literature at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin."
"Rumores sobre la gravedad del escritor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez." "García Márquez ha escrito una carta dirigida a todos sus amigos, la cual ha sido publicada por entero en algunas revistas de Estados Unidos. Algunos de los párrafos nos han parecido sumamente interesantes, ternamente tocan el corazón y nos ponen a pensar. Los hemos copiado a continuación para beneficio de esas personas que todavía no hayan tenido la oportunidad de leerlos."