A collection of the three greatest books by Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most important authors in Latin America and a great master of magical realism.
This edition includes a booklet with previously unpublished content: the text García Márquez in its purest form , written by the journalist and translator of One Hundred Years of Solitude , Eric Nepomuceno.
Gabriel García Márquez, or Gabo, was, besides being a journalist and screenwriter, one of the greatest authors of Latin America and the world in the 20th century, and this collection honors his greatest works. After One Hundred Years of Solitude was published in 1967, not only did García Márquez's life change, but the entire paradigm of what was understood as Latin American literature changed. The world turned its attention to the work of the Colombian author from the city of Aracataca, and Gabo introduced the world to the reality of a suffering continent, trapped in reality, but nevertheless incapable of embracing the magic of life.
In addition to Gabo's three books, this box set also includes the booklet "García Márquez in Pure State ," with text by Eric Nepomuceno, journalist and translator of "One Hundred Years of Solitude ," and photos by Gabo. In it, Nepomuceno offers a historical overview of the writing of the three books and how each influenced García Márquez's life and work, in an account that only someone who knew the author personally could produce. It further enriches this essential collection for any avid reader of García Márquez or for anyone seeking a beautiful introduction to his works.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (432 pages)
In one of the greatest classics of literature, the prestigious author narrates the incredible and sad story of the Buendías—the lineage of loners who will not be given "a second chance on earth"—and introduces the wonderful world of the fictional Macondo, where the novel is set. It is there that we follow several generations of this family, as well as the rise and fall of the village. Beyond the technical devices and literary influences that overflow from the book, we also see within its pages what many consider a veritable encyclopedia of the imaginary, in a style that consecrated the Colombian as one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. One Hundred Years of Solitude , published in 1967, is a magnificent and timeless work, from which we can draw numerous parallels with our own existence.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (96 pages)
The narrator immediately pronounces: "On the day they would kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at 5:30 in the morning." Fatality, destiny, the absurdity of human existence. In this plot, García Márquez assembles a puzzle whose pieces gradually fit together, through the overlapping versions of witnesses who were close to Santiago Nasar on the last day of his life. What and whom to believe? How to dismiss the bias of the versions and the "broken mirror of memory" of those involved. This is what the reader will discover throughout the sober and direct narrative, whose structure borrows the journalistic rigor of the reconstruction of events so dear to García Márquez. Throughout, however, the author maintains the poetry, sensuality, and beauty of his story and his characters.
Love in the Time of Cholera (400 pages)
While still very young, telegraphist, violinist, and poet Gabriel Elígio García fell in love with Luiza Márquez, but the romance faced opposition from her father, Colonel Nicolas, who tried to prevent the marriage by sending his daughter to the countryside on a year-long trip. To maintain his love, Gabriel, with the help of telegraphist friends, set up a communications network that reached Luiza wherever she was. This is the true story of Gabriel García Márquez's parents and the starting point for Love in the Time of Cholera , which follows the passion of telegraphist, violinist, and poet Florentino Ariza for Fermina Daza in a beautiful love story, the kind punctuated by scented letters and flower petals pressed between the pages of a book.
