| Gabriel García Márquez Contributor(s): Stavans, Ilan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312240333 ISBN-13: 9780312240332 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $32.39 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Hispanic & Latino - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009025896 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The captivating life and career of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist by ILan Stavans, one of the world's most esteemed thinkers and writers on Latin American literature This long-awaited biography provides a fascinating and comprehensive picture of García Márquez's life up to the publication of his classic 100 Years of Solitude. Based on nearly a decade of research, this biographical study sheds new light on the life and works of the Nobel Laureate, father of magical realism, and bestselling author in the history of the Spanish language. As García Márquez's impact endures on well into his ninth decade, Stavans's keen insights constitute the definitive re-appraisal of the literary giant's life and corpus. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stavans, Ilan: - Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include Spanglish, On Borrowed Words, The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, and Becoming Americans. His work has been translated into a dozen languages. |