The Cambridge companion to Gabriel Garciá Márquez / edited by Philip Swanson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swanson, Philip, 1959- editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature.

Cambridge companions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014--Criticism and interpretation.

García Márquez, Gabriel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction / Philip Swanson

Gabriel García Márquez: life and times / Gene H. Bell-Villada

The critical reception of García Márquez / Donald Shaw

Before One Hundred Years of Solitude: the early novels / Robin Fiddian

One Hundred Years of Solitude / Philip Swanson

An eco-critical reading of One Hundred Years of Solitude / Raymond L. Williams

The Autumn of the Patriarch / Steven Boldy

The General in His Labyrinth / Gerald Martin

García Márquez's novels of love / Mark I. Millington

García Márquez's short fiction / Stephen Hart

García Márquez's non-fiction writings / Robert L. Sims

García Márquez and film / Claire Taylor

García Márquez, magical realism and world literature / Michael Bell

Further reading / compiled by Pascale Baker.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-200) and index.

ISBN:

1-139-80145-7

0-511-78080-X

Publisher Number:

40018249923