Ascent to glory : how One hundred years of solitude was written and became a global classic / Álvaro Santana Acuña.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santana Acuña, Álvaro, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014.

García Márquez, Gabriel.

García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014. Cien años de soledad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Ascent to Glory is a groundbreaking study of One Hundred Years of Solitude, from the moment Gabriel García Márquez first had the idea for the novel to its global consecration. Using new documents from the author’s archives, Álvaro Santana-Acuña shows how García Márquez wrote the novel, going beyond the many myths that surround it.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART I. FROM THE IDEA TO THE BOOK

1 Imagining a Work of Art

2 The Publishing Industry Modernizes

3 A Novel in Search of an Author

4 Networked Creativity and the Making of a Work of Art

PART II. BECOMING A GLOBAL CLASSIC

5 Controversy, Conflict, Collapse

6 A Novel Without Borders

7 Indexing a Classic

8 Ascent to Glory for Few, Descent to Oblivion for Most

Conclusion

Appendix: Why and How to Study Classics?

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780231545433 (electronic book)

OCLC:

1202623230