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Born on March 6, 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia, Gabriel García Márquez was a novelist, short story writer and journalist. Gabriel García Márquez died on April 17, 2014, aged 87. Education on record includes National University of Colombia. Awards on record include Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1971), Rómulo Gallegos Prize (1972), Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service (1980) and 5 more. Credited works include One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Autumn of the Patriarch and Love in the Time of Cholera.
My Take
Gabriel García Márquez — Gabo, as Latin America called him — was simply one of the greatest storytellers who ever lived, and I don't think that's hyperbole. Born in the coastal Colombian town of Aracataca and raised partly by his grandparents on a diet of folklore and local legend, he somehow distilled all of that into One Hundred Years of Solitude, a novel that reads like a dream you can't shake for weeks. His Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 felt less like an honor and more like the world finally catching up to what readers already knew. What gets me is how he blended the fantastical with the deeply human — floods of yellow butterflies, a woman ascending to heaven mid-laundry — and made it feel utterly matter-of-fact. He passed in April 2014, and the silence he left behind is enormous.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Name (Japanese)
- ガブリエル・ガルシア＝マルケス
- Reading
- がぶりえる・がるしあ＝まるけす
- Born
- March 6, 1927 – April 17, 2014
- Origin
- Aracataca, Colombia
- Occupation
- novelist / short story writer / journalist / playwright / writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- National University of Colombia
Awards & achievements
- 1971 Neustadt International Prize for Literature
- 1972 Rómulo Gallegos Prize
- 1980 Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
- 1981 Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature
- Simón Bolívar award
- 1982 Order of the Aztec Eagle
- 1993 Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | One Hundred Years of Solitude |
| Notable work | The Autumn of the Patriarch |
| Notable work | Love in the Time of Cholera |
| Notable work | Chronicle of a Death Foretold |
| Notable work | The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor |
| Notable work | No One Writes to the Colonel |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%20Garc%C3%ADa%20M%C3%A1rquez
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5878
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gabriel García Márquez born?
Born March 6, 1927.
When did Gabriel García Márquez die?
Died April 17, 2014, aged 87.
Where was Gabriel García Márquez from?
Gabriel García Márquez was from Aracataca, Colombia.
What did Gabriel García Márquez do?
Gabriel García Márquez worked as novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, writer.
What was Gabriel García Márquez known for?
Notable works include One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Autumn of the Patriarch, Love in the Time of Cholera.
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