Paramus, NJ : The Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education
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Library, University of Illinois
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This article reviews Manuel M. Martin-Rodriquez's book "Life in Search of Readers: Reading (in) Chicano/a Literature." The article states that "His analysis of the practice by publishers of routinely applying a 'magical realism' label to Chicano/Latino texts that enter the mainstream is insightful and amusing... the very originality and uniqueness ascribed to a novel written by someone who grew up in the U.S. is snatched away when compared and reduced to an imitation of Colombian Gabriel García Márquez's novel."
Barros analyzes and discusses Reinaldo Arena's works and his use of vengeance along with other literary devices throughout his literature. Barros mentions that in his work,"El Color," one encounters many famous personalities including Gabriel García Márquez, who is referred to as "la Marquesa de Macondo."
In the introduction to a discussion on a Scottish book Linklater questions the similarity between the writing styles of the Scottish author and Gabriel García Márquez.
In discussing the Hay annual literary festival, the author states "Building on the success of its satellite festivals in Spain and Brazil, Hay - once described by Bill Clinton as "the Woodstock of the mind" - is to host an international book and arts festival in Cartagena de Indias next month, with the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez as guest of honor."
Viewed on 28 January, 2008. ||New York Magazine reviews the book Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel García Márquez, by saying, "The first part of a planned trilogy, covering the Colombian-born magical realist's first 29 years, arrive in translation already a Spanish-language best seller. Fans will find the seeds of many a setting and story, but the real fun might be in spotting Márquez's acknowledged embellishments."
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : CanWest Interactive
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Library, University of Illinois
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D22 Books
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"Literary powerhouse Gabriel García Márquez is at the height of his powers in Living to Tell the Tale, the first in a projected autobiographical trilogy. The volume ends in the 1950s, when he was in his early 30s, set to test whether he could succeed as a writer and be "one of the great ones." A Montreal Gazette reviewer wrote that readers will relish the chance to "sift the Colombian author's life for the seeds of his magic realism, and the master doesn't disappoint.""
"Tracing his personal history through the 1950s, Márquez applies the same skill and lyricism he demonstrates in his fiction to the genre of autobiography. The first in a series of three volumes chronicling his remarkable career, Living to Tell the Tale is a fluid, fascinating account of the Nobel Laureate's upbringing in Colombia and his development as a writer."