The Cambridge companion to Gabriel Garciá Márquez
By: [edited by] Philip Swanson
Series: Cambridge companions to literature
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521867498
Description: "Gabriel Garća Márquez 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 Garci;a Márquez'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. Written for students and readers of Garci;a Márquez, the Companion is accessible for non-Spanish speakers and features a chronology and a guide to further reading. This insightful and lively book will provide an invaluable framework for the further study and enjoyment of this major figure in world literature"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chronology; Introduction Philip Swanson; 1. Gabriel Garci;a Márquez: life and times Gene H. Bell-Villada; 2. The critical reception of Garci;a Márquez Donald Shaw; 3. Before One Hundred Years of Solitude: the early novels Robin Fiddian; 4. One Hundred Years of Solitude Philip Swanson; 5. An eco-critical reading of One Hundred Years of Solitude Raymond L. Williams; 6. The Autumn of the Patriarch Steven Boldy; 7. The General in His Labyrinth Gerald Martin; 8. Garci;a Márquez's novels of love Mark I. Millington; 9. Garci;a Márquez's short fiction Stephen Hart; 10. Garci;a Márquez's non-fiction writings Robert L. Sims; 11. Garci;a Márquez in film and other media Claire Taylor; 12. Garci;a Márquez and world fiction Michael Bell; Further reading Pascale Baker; Index.