Gabriel García Márquez

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Gabriel García Márquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in 1927. The first of several children, he was brought up by his maternal grandparents in Aracataca and later studied in Zipaquirá in the Colombian highlands. His first stories began to appear in Colombian newspapers in the 1940s and 1950s. His first novella,

La hojarasca

[

Leaf Storm

], was published in 1955. This was followed in 1961 by

El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

[

No One Writes to the Colonel

], and then

La mala hora

[

In Evil Hour

] and

Los funerales de la Mamá Grande

[

Big Mama's Funeral

], both published in 1962. His first full-length novel,

Cien años de soledad

[

One Hundred Years of Solitude

], followed in 1967.

La increíble y triste historia de la cándida Eréndira y de su abuela desalmada

[

Innocent Eréndira and

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Citation: Corwin, Jay. "Gabriel García Márquez". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 March 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5034, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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