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.
Re-read as part of Found in Translation Anthology Initially read as a teenager in a short story collection by the author
Ok, there is not need for me to introduce Gabriel Garcia Marquez so I won't. During my teens I was a bit obsessed with the author and magical realism in general. As a result, I've read many of his books. For some reason, this story got imprinted on my brain and I still remembered its name and basic details, 20+ years after I've read. It is a good story but I cannot say what distinguished it so much from the others by the author
A young, newly married couple drives through France for their honeymoon. The woman pricks her finger in a rose and does not stop bleeding. It is a surreal and tragic story, you can feel the characters despair.
Lo que me encanta de este autor es como logra transmitirle la desesperaci贸n de los personajes al lector, y eso ocurre con este relato. La historia juega con el absurdo de un modo m谩s exacerbado que en los otros textos de 茅l que he le铆do, pero funciona a la perfecci贸n. Eso incongruente se convierte en reflejo de otras situaciones posibles y nos sume en la m谩s absoluta desesperaci贸n. Tambi茅n instaura la pregunta por el lugar que debemos ocupar, d贸nde estamos y d贸nde deber铆amos estar.
*simplicity of the writer *that you can die bcuz of a small wound on your finger *that you can die alone even if you know five languages, I mean you went to learn five languages to communicate, to avoid being alone no? Instead you find yourself in a foreign hospital of Paris far away from your hometown in Colombia. And you die. *and you die *and die
En mi opini贸n creo que las obras de M谩rquez tienen una fluidez buena, debido a lo sencillo que escribi贸 con unas palabras, narra una historia de estilo realismo m谩gico muy perfecto.
En este caso del cuento, se refiere a lo simple que es la muerte que uno puede perder la gloria de su vida con sola una herida en los d铆as y 鈥渓una鈥� dulces de su vida. Y cuanto posible es perder una amante, aunque no lo quer铆as y no cre铆as.
Por el fin, se termin贸 inform谩ndonos de la nevada grande en Paris despu茅s de 10 a帽os. Quiz谩s Nena fue un sacrificada por la nieve o las incre铆bles circunstancias ocurren.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Esta historia, El Rastro de Tu Sangre en la Nieve, fue s煤per cortico. Ya que Espa帽ol es mi segundo idioma, la le铆 para practicar y aprender. Gabo usa muchas palabras extravagantes y muchas met谩foras, y por eso algunos me dijeron que no debo leerlo para aprender. Estoy de acuerdo que de pronto no sea un libro bueno para principiantes. Sin embargo, quer铆a un reto. Me gust贸 la historia y la imaginar铆a. Cambi贸 mi vida? No. Pero lo disfrut茅.
Es el tercer libro de Garcia Marquez que leo, y el tercero que no me gusta. Quise darle el beneficio de la duda, y perdon por los admiradores de este escritor, pero al terminar este libro sent铆 que hab铆a perdido mi tiempo. tanto leer para un final absurdo, como la mayoria de los finales de los libros de este escritor. Lo siento, no me gust贸 en absoluto!!!!
The author is amazing. This story is a beautiful horror. The description of love and beauty contrast with the terrible loss. The words of this story are wonderful and the empty conclusion is terrible. The story is gorgeous.
Para ser m谩s exacto ser铆a un 3.5, me gusta como est谩 escrito, la forma en que Gabo va cont谩ndonos de a pocos c贸mo se conocieron esta pareja, su viaje nada placentero a Par铆s, y sobre todo esa desesperaci贸n de uno de sus personajes, mezclado entre lo real y lo extra帽o, como si todo fuera normal, y eso lo que me encanta, c贸mo con peque帽as im谩genes va pintando la obra final.
Wow!!! Este peque帽o cuento de Gu铆a M谩rquez me sorprendi贸 much铆simo. Terminantemente no es lo que esperaba, pero estoy complacida con lo que encontr茅. Al terminarlo tuve que tomarme un peque帽o instante para acabar de procesar lo que hab铆a le铆do. 滨苍肠谤别铆产濒别!!