The Notable Works of Marquez

Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written over twenty five written literatures, including novels, articles and short stories. Most are written in his native language, Spanish, then translated into English. Some of his most famous novels and short stories are, La Hojarasca (Leaf Storm) which was written in 1955, “Death Constant Beyond Love” (1970) which was one of the few literatures that Marquez wrote in English.

Gabriel wrote many famous novels and short stories; however, One Hundred Years of Solitude sounded like an amazing novel to me. Gabriel’s novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude was called “an epic tale of one family's adventures and misadventures covering several generations” by Manalo in a ravish book review. This is one of Gabriel’s most famous novels that he has written over the twenty five years he has been writing. The story goes back into the childhood memory of Col. Aureliano Buendia. He goes back into his childhood and goes on a huge adventure with his friends to a place where "things were so new that some of them had not even been named yet". At the end of the novel, according to Manolo, there is a huge surprise in store. The reader just has to read and find out!

Discussion of Criticism of Works

One Hundred Years of Solitude is the book that many readers started out reading from Gabriel’s wide selection of books, and it is strongly recommended to start with, if you are new to Latin American writers, specifically the category of fiction called "magical realism". One Hundred Years of Solitude is a book that defies description. You must read it to experience the fantastically real world of Macondo, and the people who live there.

There is no label to accurately describe the writing that has been gifted to us is what many readers and editors feel about this story. Cruelty is a reality in Marquez' world, as are failure, despair and senseless, sudden violence. From the readers perspective these subjects are real and pronounced in his book and not sugar coated. Critics, editors, and many readers feel that this book is a masterpiece not to be missed.


Aside from just One Hundred Years of Solitude and to sum up his wide selections of literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ humor, dry wit, a sense of the bizarre realness of the world, is a trademark throughout his novels, and this autobiography is full of his deadpan humor. This Nobel Prize winner is known for nothing more than his masterpieces in Literature and is highly recommended without question.

Background Information About Author

Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia also known as the "bannana zone" on March 6 1928. Because his parents were poor and struggling his grandparents took on the task of raising him. Gabriel Garcia Marquez grew up during the Banana Strike Massacre of 1928. Bananas were crucial importance of the economy at the time. In October of 1928 over 32,000 workers went on strike. During their strike they demanded such things as hygienic working conditions, medical treatment, functioning toilets, and payments in cash rather than company scrip. After the strike the laborers were denied their existence as laborers. They were defined as “subcontractors” and were then exempted from Colombian labor laws safety regulations.

His grandfather died when Garcia Marquez was eight years old. Due to this and his grandmothers increasing blindness he was sent to Sucre to live with his birth parents. He was then sent to boarding school in Barranquilla. He became known as a shy boy who wrote humorous poetry. While he was at school he found himself stimulated by his studies, he often spent his time read books aloud with his companions. He graduated boarding school in 1946, and followed his parents’ wishes and went to the Universidad Nacional in Bogota as a law student rather than a journalist.

He met his wife while visiting his parents. He was introduced to a girl named Mercedes Barcha Pardo, a thirteen year old girl of Egyptian decent. During a trip with his parents he proposed to Mercedes. She agreed, but wished to first finish school. They would not be married for another fourteen years. They were finally married on March 27, 1958. They are still currently married with two children.

Garcia Marquez studied law and journalism at the National University in Bogota and also at the University of Cartagena. While he was a law student he frequently visited brothels. When he was beaten after he failed to pay for the services he wrote his first story ‘The Third Resignation’ in 1947. After he wrote that story, he started his career as a journalist. Garcia Marquez considers himself as a realist that writes about Colombian and Latin America as he has observed it.