García Márquez
The Man and His Work
The University of North Carolina Press · Print & ebook · January 1, 2010
Gabriel García Márquez is one of the most influential writers of our time, with a unique literary creativity rooted in the history of his native Colombia.
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- Who it’s for
- Gene Bell-Villada examines García Márquez’s writing alongside the life and politics that shaped it.
- Themes
- Literary criticism, Biography and politics, Artistic development
- Genres
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism, Writers' Lives, Hispanic & Latino Biography
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Gabriel García Márquez is one of the most influential writers of our time, with a unique literary creativity rooted in the history of his native Colombia. This revised and expanded edition of a classic work is the first book of criticism to consider in detail the totality of García Márquez’s magnificent oeuvre.
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In a beautifully written examination, Gene Bell-Villada traces the major forces that have shaped the novelist and describes his life, his personality, and his politics. For this edition, Bell-Villada adds new chapters to cover all of García Márquez’s fiction since 1988, from The General in His Labyrinth through Memories of My Melancholy Whores, and includes sections on his memoir, Living to Tell the Tale, and his journalistic account, News of a Kidnapping. Moreover, new information about García Márquez’s biography and artistic development make this the most comprehensive account of his life and work available.
García Márquez’s Work
Gene Bell-Villada examines García Márquez’s writing alongside the life and politics that shaped it.
Come here for
- Close consideration of García Márquez’s fiction, memoir, and journalism
- His life, politics, and artistic development
Expect
- Coverage of fiction published since 1988
- Sections on Living to Tell the Tale and News of a Kidnapping
Where it sits
| Caribbean & Latin American Criticism | 73% |
|---|---|
| Writers' Lives | 61% |
| Hispanic & Latino Biography | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism
- Authors
- Gene H. Bell-Villada
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Published
- January 1, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Literary criticism · Biography and politics · Artistic development
- Reading lane
- Caribbean & Latin American Criticism