| Description |
xii, 206 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to literature |
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Cambridge companions to literature.
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| Summary |
"Gabriel Garcia Marquez is Latin America's most internationally famous and successful author, and a winner of the Nobel Prize. His oeuvre of great modern novels includes One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. His name has become closely associated with Magical Realism, a phenomenon that has been immensely influential in world literature. This Companion includes new and probing readings of all of Garcia Marquez's works, by leading international specialists. His life in Colombia, the context of Latin American history and culture, key themes in his works and their critical reception are explored in detail. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Philip Swanson -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez: life and times / Gene H. Bell-Villada -- The critical reception of Garcia Marquez / Donald Shaw -- Before One Hundred Years of Solitude: the early novels / Robin Fiddian -- One Hundred Years of Solitude / Philip Swanson -- An eco-critical reading of One Hundred Years of Solitude / Raymond L. Williams -- The Autumn of the Patriarch / Steven Boldy -- The General in His Labyrinth / Gerald Martin -- Garcia Marquez's novels of love / Mark I. Millington -- Garcia Marquez's short fiction / Stephen Hart -- Garcia Marquez's non-fiction writings / Robert L. Sims -- Garcia Marquez and film / Claire Taylor -- Garcia Marquez, magical realism and world literature / Michael Bell -- Further reading / compiled by Pascale Baker. |
| Subject |
García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Added Author |
Swanson, Philip, 1959-
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| ISBN |
9780521687102 (pbk.) |
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0521687101 (pbk.) |
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9780521867498 (hardback) |
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0521867495 (hardback) |
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