GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ (Aracataca, March 6, 1927) |
Si alguien llama a tu puerta, amiga mía,
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Gabriel José de la l Concordia Garia Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature, and is the earliest remaining living recipient.1 He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on, he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. |