Gabriel Jos茅 de la Concordia Garc铆颅a M谩rquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garc铆颅a M谩rquez, familiarly known as "Gabo" in his native country, was considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. In 1982, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He studied at the University of Bogot谩 and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas, and New York. He wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories, but is best-known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985). His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, most notably for popularizing a literary style labeled as magical realism, which uses magical elements and events in order to explain real experiences. Some of his works are set in a fictional village called Macondo, and most of them express the theme of solitude.
Having previously written shorter fiction and screenplays, Garc铆a M谩rquez sequestered himself away in his Mexico City home for an extended period of time to complete his novel Cien a帽os de soledad, or One Hundred Years of Solitude, published in 1967. The author drew international acclaim for the work, which ultimately sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. Garc铆a M谩rquez is credited with helping introduce an array of readers to magical realism, a genre that combines more conventional storytelling forms with vivid, layers of fantasy.
Another one of his novels, El amor en los tiempos del c贸lera (1985), or Love in the Time of Cholera, drew a large global audience as well. The work was partially based on his parents' courtship and was adapted into a 2007 film starring Javier Bardem. Garc铆a M谩rquez wrote seven novels during his life, with additional titles that include El general en su laberinto (1989), or The General in His Labyrinth, and Del amor y otros demonios (1994), or Of Love and Other Demons.
A collection of twelve short stories by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garc铆a Marquez; 鈥淚nnocent Erendira鈥� being closer to a novella than a shortie.
Well, all I have to say is that this collection sucked! Big time! Leaving 鈥淚nnocent Erendira鈥� aside, which is classic Marquez in all his glorious crudeness and blunt objectification, this was mostly a complete waste of time. The grand majority of these stories felt hallucinatory or nonsensical. And I just can鈥檛 stand nonsense literature, or dreamlike stories; I mean, if it鈥檚 a dream, what鈥檚 the point? And if I can鈥檛 understand it, or tell the difference between dream and reality, then what鈥檚 the f*cking point? I dunno, maybe there IS a point, I just don鈥檛 get it; like symbolism, it just escapes my mortal understanding.
Like Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories, I found most of Gabo鈥檚 short stories wildly underwhelming. which makes me think this cannot be just a coincidence; especially considering how much I enjoyed many of his other works. So either his short stories suck in general, or I just can鈥檛 find an affinity with them. Gabo鈥檚 full novels have always been pretty good though, memorable, and usually more than worth it. So in case of doubt, I recommend to just stick with the good stuff.
Go for the Best, consider the Good, whatever the Meh.
The Meh : 鈽呪槄鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淒eath Constant Beyond Love.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淓va is Inside her Cat.鈥� [1.5] 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淭he Sea of Lost Time.鈥� [1.5] 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淭he Third Resignation.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淪omeone has been Disarranging these Roses.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淭he Other Side of Death.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淏itterness for Three Sleepwalkers.鈥� 鈽嗏槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淒ialogue with the Mirror.鈥� [0.5] 鈽嗏槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淓yes of a Blue Dog.鈥� [0.5] 鈽嗏槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淭he Night of the Curlews.鈥�
----------------------------------------------- PERSONAL NOTE: [1972] [160p] [Collection] [Not Recommendable] -----------------------------------------------
Una colecci贸n de doce cuentos cortos por el laureado Nobel Gabriel Garc铆a Marquez; siendo 鈥淐谩ndida Erendira鈥� algo m谩s cercano una novela corta que un cuento.
Bueno, s贸lo tengo para decir que esta colecci贸n 隆apesta! 隆Y mucho! Dejando 鈥淐谩ndida Er茅ndira鈥� de lado, que es el cl谩sico Marquez en toda su gloriosa crudeza y brutal cosificaci贸n, esta fue en su mayor parte una completa p茅rdida de tiempo. La gran mayor铆a de estas historias se sinti贸 alucinatoria o sin sentido. Y simplemente no puedo soportar la literatura sin sentido, o historias tipo sue帽o; o sea, si es un sue帽o 驴cu谩l es el punto? Y si no puedo entenderlo, o ver la diferencia entre sue帽o y realidad 驴cu谩l es el m*ldito punto? No s茅, tal vez HAY un punto, pero yo no puedo verlo; como el simbolismo, escapa totalmente mi mortal entendimiento.
Como Doce Cuentos Peregrinos, hall茅 la mayor铆a de los cuentos cortos de Gabo terriblemente decepcionantes, lo cual me hace pensar que no puede ser simplemente una coincidencia; especialmente considerando lo mucho que disfrut茅 muchas de sus otras obras. As铆 que sus historias cortas apestan en general, o yo no puedo tener sinton铆a con ellas. Sin embargo, las novelas completas de Gabo siempre fueron bastante buenas, memorables, y generalmente m谩s que valiosas. As铆 que en caso de duda, yo recomiendo atenerse a lo bueno.
Ir por lo Mejor, considerar lo Bueno, loquesea lo Meh.
Lo Meh : 鈽呪槄鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淢uerte Constante M谩s all谩 del Amor.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淓va est谩 Dentro de su Gato.鈥� [1.5] 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淓l Mar del Tiempo Perdido.鈥� [1.5] 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淟a Tercera Resignaci贸n.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淎lguien Desordena estas Rosas.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淟a Costilla de la Muerte.鈥� 鈽呪槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淎margura para Tres Son谩mbulos.鈥� 鈽嗏槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淒ialogo del Espejo.鈥� [0.5] 鈽嗏槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淥jos de Perro Azul.鈥� [0.5] 鈽嗏槅鈽嗏槅鈽� 鈥淟a Noche de los Alcaravanes.鈥�
----------------------------------------------- NOTA PERSONAL: Leer Gabo en ingl茅s fue un lindo experimento, que no volver铆a a repetir. [1972] [160p] [Colecci贸n] [No Recomendable] -----------------------------------------------
Absolutamente recomendable. Me he divertido con la lectura de estos siete cuentos de entre los que solo uno, el segundo 鈥斅獷l mar del tiempo perdido禄 鈥� y por encontrarlo un tanto deslavazado, me ha parecido que flojeaba algo. Tambi茅n, por hallarle alguna pega m谩s entre sus muchas virtudes, el 煤ltimo, el que presta su t铆tulo a todo el volumen, pienso que mejorar铆a, perdonen la soberbia, algo m谩s destilado, en l铆nea con los otros relatos, entre los que desataco 芦Un se帽or muy viejo con unas alas enormes禄, 芦El ahogado m谩s hermoso del mundo禄 y 芦Muerte constante m谩s all谩 del amor禄.
Todos los cuentos pertenecen al mundo caribe帽o que Garc铆a M谩rquez envuelve es su particular realismo m谩gico repleto de s铆mbolos y mitos, y a los que dota de su humor, bastante negro en ocasiones, y sensibilidad para las condiciones sociales en las que viven sus habitantes en general y sus mujeres en particular, subrayando su infinita credulidad en la posibilidad de milagros que palien su precaria e inestable situaci贸n, y de la que tan groseramente se aprovechan otros, pol铆ticos, religiosos o hacendados. Todos los relatos est谩n conectados de alg煤n modo entre ellos y, como en el caso de 芦La incre铆ble y triste historia de鈥β�, incluso con el mism铆simo 芦Cien a帽os de soledad禄.
La incre铆ble y triste historia de la c谩ndida Er茅ndira y de su abuela desalmada = The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Er茅ndira and Her Heartless Grandmother, Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Er茅ndira and her Heartless Grandmother, is a 1972 novella by Colombian writer Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez.
Fourteen-year-old Er茅ndira is living, basically as a slave, with her grandmother when she accidentally sets fire to their mansion. The grandmother forces Er茅ndira to repay the debt by becoming a prostitute as they travel the road as vagrants.
C谩ndida Er茅ndida cuida de su abuela, pero una noche estaba cansada y se duerme sin apagar las velas y la casa se incendia.
Su abuela hace un inventario de todo lo que se quem贸 y obliga a Er茅ndida a pagar por las perdidas, viajando de pueblo en pueblo haciendo de prostituta.
Pero en uno de esos pueblos Er茅ndida se enamora de un personaje muy peculiar.
If you want adult fairy tales & lore, then this one's for you. Garcia Marquez has his own genre to contend with and it's works such as these that make him a recognizable figure in your literary consciousness. His short stories are fables and allegories... they contend with time and death and love... the images are pulled out of dreams and Latin American culture (& what wasn't there before is invented NOW) all with wicked mastery... all the while a dreamscape becomes well established in the reader's inspired noggin. This is like reading artwork.
This collection of earlier work features stories abound with love affairs, ruined beauty, magical women, and perspectives on death. Are all similar in style but only about half are really good, with Innocent Erendira the one stand out . You feel like most of these are rough idea's that would later show up in his full on novels and novellas. You also know right from the off this is Marquez, that is of course, if you have already read him. For anyone that hasn't, this isn't a bad place to start before venturing off into his more recognizable work. I have always been enthralled with his style, not so much with some of his themes. He drags his heels through the dust at times with whimsical insights into the human condition, whilst playing around with your thoughts. This book is an odd assortment that the publisher mushed together. "Night of the Curlews" is one that should have been dropped, I skipped most of it. Also "Eyes of the Blue Dog", was pretty weak. Apart from that all stories are either three or four star standard.
His trademark 'magical realism' undergoes an acid trio in places, worthy or unworthy depending how you see it, similar to a William Burroughs or Hunter. S. Thompson, which is hit and miss, whilst death is something that plays heavy on most of the stories, he seems morbidly conscious of the deteriorating human body for some strange reason. Other things that show up, a doppelganger, surrealistic painters, and a bartender who falls for a whore. But it's the title novella that showcases his genius, about a ruthless grandmother pimping her granddaughter to obtain reparations for the house that was burned down due to the carelessness of the granddaughter. There is sexual titillation and underlying themes of religion here, done in way much more richly textured and refined that the rest of the pack.
There are flourishes of things still to come in these offerings, but by and large the early M谩rquez had greater words and ideas still inside waiting to come out. By the time he writes 'Innocent Er茅ndira' we see a shift in capability start to unfold, and there is greater engagement and understanding in his writing. He skilfully reveals the story and the characters, so much so that we forget 'Innocent Er茅ndira' is actually a darker story, encompassing some sordid form of child abuse. As a whole this collection is down the pecking order compared to his most famous work, showing flashes here and there of what was to follow in later years, laying a marker down and confounding a Kafkaesque introspection perhaps best documented as experiments along the way. I probably would have scored this a three overall had it not been for the title story. Put simply, this is a writer in the process of honing his skills.
Un libro maravilloso, por la fuerza de sus personajes, por la belleza de su narrativa, por ese realismo m谩gico que uno descubre en cada cuento. Me han fascinado alguno de ellos, como "Un se帽or muy viejo con unas alas enormes". Ese cuento me mantuvo atado a sus l铆neas de principio a final y su belleza es 煤nica, hermosa. Lo mismo me sucedi贸 con "El 煤ltimo viaje del buque fantasma", por la forma en la que est谩 escrito: es una oraci贸n de principio a final, sin puntos seguidos y aparte, s贸lo comas, que me recuerda a las 煤ltimas 40 p谩ginas del Ulises de Joyce y que nos da una muestra de la maestr铆a y genialidad de la que Gabo era due帽o. "Blacam谩n el bueno, vendedor de milagros" es otro hermoso cuento, perfectamente desarrollado y po茅ticamente elevado (como el resto) con una l铆nea final perfecta y el cuento que le da el nombre al libro es el broche de oro para una maravilla de la literatura latinoamericana y universal que es este libro, que nada tiene que envidiarle a los t铆tulos m谩s famosos de su obra.
This was a strange assortment of surrealistic stories that tug at your heart and leave you contemplating long after you鈥檝e left the pages. Most of the stories are set in a blur between the real and unreal and without a reread, the subtle emotions evoked by most of these stories just kept ringing in the mind like the distant echo of a much loved song.
My favorite was Eyes of a Blue Dog that felt like stepping into a parallel universe where our dreams synced perfectly with others鈥�. In it, a woman chases a dream she longs to live, but believes that she is let down by her lover鈥檚 inability to recall dreams upon waking up, rather than the fact that it is just a dreamscape she is pursuing. And The Woman Who Came at Six O鈥� Clock is a perfect take on the manipulative power of love wherein a fat, puffy faced restaurant owner mellows out to the whore he loves and agrees to do what he wasn鈥檛 aware he was capable of.
I didn鈥檛 think much of the titular story Innocent Erendira鈥� and I attribute it to the author鈥檚 neutral approach to child abuse as if it was a norm. The story of the domestic and sexual exploitation of the 14 year old Erendira who is conditioned to obedience to her bitch of a grandmother felt like was a mad rush of words or rather an outline of a novel, which probably was why the author doesn't get explicit, idealize the prostitution or condemn it. One thing leads to another and readers are left without the space to empathize with the victim or even feel an aversion for where the story is going.
I enjoyed reading The Third Resignation that described the much shared fear of death, burial and solitude that follows and Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses - one that traced observations, memories and needs from the other side of death. In all, I felt that Innocent Erendira and Other Stories is a mixed bag of timeless stories with magic woven into poetic text.
the theme common in most of these short stories is death .....
besides the story of Innocent Erendira ,these four stories was interesting to me...
The third resignation. i think this one is extraordinary,describes the fear of death,burial,solid ate and abandonment ....he has gone furthest in dramatizing the terror of burial.....
The woman who came at six o'clock it portrays the conflict between good and evil,the innocence of Jose a restaurant owner,and Reina a prostitute who used to come at the restaurant at 6 o'clock,she murdered one of her clients,and wanted Jose to cover it,and lie about the time she arrived ,and say it was five_ thirty,the naive Jose agree to her request,after she succeeded in extracting from him a declaration of her love, and his promise to defend her,at the end Riena decided to make a big transformation in her life and leave prostitution,and seek a better life were she cant be victim any more.......
Death constant beyond love
about obsessiveness, political corruption and love that has no chance ....
Eyes of a blue dog describes the feeling of loneliness and fear...... the two lovers in this story,a man who suffers instant amnesia upon awakening,and a woman who is madly chasing this man whom she meets in the dream.... she wanders through the city muttering, eyes of a blue dog. marking her passage, hoping that one day that man will see her marks and remember her.......
Oh, the first story - A very old man with enormous wings - is absolutely fantastic, and it reminded me of this wonderful painting by Romanian artist Stefan Caltia:
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I haven't always liked reading short stories. But I realise now what amount of work it takes to tell a story in only a few pages, to concentrate all the ideas you would put in tens or hundreds of pages (supposed you were to write a novel) in just a few paragraphs. And sometimes, I guess, writing stories gives you the freedom of exploring new techniques - as in one of these stories, where the first full stop is actually at the very end and I had to read it in full speed, holding my breath.
I finally made up my mind. Marquez kicks Pamuk's ass.
2016 Reading Challenge #9. Un libro con menos de 150 p谩ginas
Este libro es un compendio de cuentos escritos por Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez en su per铆odo de creaci贸n de , siguiendo el mismo estilo de 茅sta, por lo que est谩n impregnados del realismo m谩gico caracter铆stico de Gabo, haciendo de estos siete cuentos un viaje a un mundo que no existe pero que aun as铆 es; de personajes que no duran m谩s que un par de p谩ginas en el papel, pero perduran en la mente de aquel que lo lea.
Cada cuento es m谩s irreal y verdadero que el anterior, y cada uno, a pesar de lo breve que son, est谩n bien condensados y no dejan cabos sueltos. Esto s贸lo demuestra la magnificencia de Gabo; c贸mo cambia de historia sin perder la esencia, y sin hacerse repetitivo.
Los m谩s impactantes para m铆 ser铆an El 煤ltimo viaje del buque fantasma, el cual es un solo p谩rrafo ininterrumpido en el que se cuenta toda una historia sin ninguna pausa adem谩s de las comas, y a pesar de esto, no se pierde el sentido, sino m谩s bien es algo que simplemente me dej贸 maravillada gratamente, ya que me parece que no cualquiera ser铆a capaz de lograr algo como eso.
As铆 como el cuento que da el t铆tulo a este libro. Cruel y fascinante de igual manera, una deuda pagada del peor modo, producto de los vientos de desgracia de Er茅ndira. 脡ste, es un broche de oro para lo que fue y es un 铆cono de la litaratura latinoamericana a gran escala.
No puedo ser imparcial cuando se trata de Gabo. As铆 que recomiendo este libro encarecidamente.
Merhum Gabriel Ustam谋z谋n romanc谋l谋臒谋 kadar 枚yk眉c眉l眉臒眉 de ba艧ar谋l谋ym谋艧. Y眉zy谋ll谋k Yaln谋zl谋k gibi bir eser y眉z y谋lda bir gelir, bu y眉zden de hi莽bir 艧ey ile k谋yaslayamam ama bu 枚yk眉 kitab谋ndan da benzer tatlar谋 al谋yor insan. Okuru yine 莽ekiyor masals谋, b眉y眉leyici ger莽ek莽ilikle dolu d眉nyas谋n谋n i莽ine.
Kitap , evlerinin 枚n眉ne f谋rt谋nal谋 bir g眉nde d眉艧en ihtiyar bir erkek melek, g眉l kokular谋 yayan ve dibinde sakl谋 bir k枚y bulunun deniz, bo臒ulup k谋yaya vurmu艧 heybetli ve 莽ok yak谋艧谋kl谋 bir adam , 枚lece臒i g眉nden haberdar oldu臒u d枚nemde hayat谋n谋n a艧k谋n谋 bulan bir senat枚r, varl谋臒谋 kan谋tlanmam谋艧 hayalet bir gemi ve insanlara umut da臒谋tan mucizeler sat谋c谋s谋 bir adam谋 konu alan alt谋 k谋sa 枚yk眉n眉n yan谋 s谋ra , bir de kitaba ad谋n谋 veren ve uzun bir 枚yk眉 olan, s枚zde u臒ratm谋艧 oldu臒u zarar kar艧谋l谋臒谋nda b眉y眉k annesi taraf谋ndan pazarlanan Erendira'n谋n ac谋 dolu hikayesinden olu艧uyor.
Kitaptaki t眉m 枚yk眉leri tek tek ele al谋p, her biri hakk谋nda sayfalarca analiz yap谋labilir ama buna ne benim edebiyat terminolojim yeter, ne de zaman谋m. Okunmal谋.
"As raras mulheres que ficavam na aldeia, como Clotilde, viviam cheias de rancor. E, como ela, a esposa do velho Jacob, que naquela manh茫 se levantou mais cedo que de costume, p么s a casa em ordem e chegou ao pequeno-almo莽o com uma express茫o de adversidade. (...) Em frente dela, apascentando a sua fome repousada, estava o velho Jacob, um homem que a estimava tanto e desde h谩 tanto tempo que j谩 n茫o podia conceber nenhum sofrimento que n茫o tivesse origem na sua mulher."
"- Na minha idade - disse a mulher - tem-se tanto tempo para pensar que uma pessoa acaba por tornar-se adivinha."
Breve raccolta di racconti in cui Marquez, ricorrendo al sovrannaturale, al paradosso, al sogno, all'incredibile, sembra celare il delirante desiderio d'evasione (reale o simbolica) dei suoi sfortunati protagonisti.
volim m谩rqueza. generalno ga volim. ova knjiga ne uvr拧tava se u vrh njegovog opusa (pri膷e su pisane u periodu od 1961. do 1972., 膷ekaju ga jo拧 godine tesanja), ali ljubiteljima 膰e biti prepoznatljiv po svom op膰epoznatom magijskom realizmu i finom humoru koji te膷e izme膽u redaka, a gotovo nikad direktno.
ovdje 膰e拧 na膰i sedam pri膷a. 拧est ih je vrlo kratkih, a jedina du啪a je posljednja, ujedno i naslovna: nevjerojatna i tu啪na pri膷a o nevinoj er茅ndiri i njezinoj bezdu拧noj babi. er茅ndira je doista nevina -naivna, rekli bismo-, a baba toliko odvratna da bude sasvim logi膷no kad joj m谩rquez dodijeli zelenu krv-鈥渕asnu i sjajnu poput meda od metvice.鈥�
ipak, izme膽u ovih sedam, vrhunskom smatram prvu pri膷u, 鈥渧rlo stari gospodin s vrlo velikim krilima鈥�: desetak stranica 膷iste m谩rquezove narativne poezije.. ljepota njegovog imaginarija u minijaturi.
A collection of short stories from GGM. The title story, and by far the longest, is an excellent tale of the winds of misfortune, and Er茅ndira's resulting cruel and fascinating repayment of her perceived debt. For me this was the most enjoyable of the stories.
The other eleven stories deal, in typical GGM fashion, with death, alternative death, magical realism. For me they were a bit hit and miss.
These stories all state the date they were written, and flicking through them they range mostly in the 1947-53 range, with the title story in 1972, one in 1962 and one in 1970. That would put this as some of his earlier work, so perhaps that is why for me, it doesn't contain the polish of some of his other works.
Me gustaron m谩s los cuentos " El ahogado m谩s hermoso del mundo" y " Muerte constante m谩s all谩 del amor" que el de La incre铆ble y triste historia de la c谩ndida Er茅ndira y de su abuela desalmada.