The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel García Márquez

This Companion provides an invaluable framework for the further study and enjoyment of this major figure in world literature.

Philip Swanson (Edited by)

9780521867498, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 July 2010

224 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.5 kg

'… an engagingly diverse and lively overview of García Márquez's oeuvre, not only offering many new insights into the major texts but also examining the less studied non-fictional works and cinematic adaptations.' Lloyd Hughes Davis, Modern Language Review

Gabriel García 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, first published in 2010, includes new and probing readings of all of García 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 García 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.

Chronology
Introduction Philip Swanson
1. Gabriel García Márquez: life and times Gene H. Bell-Villada
2. The critical reception of García 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. García Márquez's novels of love Mark I. Millington
9. García Márquez's short fiction Stephen Hart
10. García Márquez's non-fiction writings Robert L. Sims
11. García Márquez in film and other media Claire Taylor
12. García Márquez and world fiction Michael Bell
Further reading Pascale Baker
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB], Reportage & collected journalism [DNJ], Literature & literary studies [D]