The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garc}}a M}}rquez [Hardcover]

This Companion provides an invaluable framework for the further study and enjoyment of this major figure in world literature.Written for students and readers of Garc?a M?rquez, this 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.Written for students and readers of Garc?a M?rquez, this 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.Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez 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 includes new and probing readings of all of Garc?a M?rquez'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 Garc?a M?rquez, 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.Chronology; Introduction Philip Swanson; 1. Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez: life and times Gene H. Bell-Villada; 2. The critical reception of Garc?a M?rquez Donald Shaw; 3. Before One Hundred Years of Solitude: the early novels Robin Fiddian; 4. One Hundred Years of Solitude Philip Swanson; 5. An eco-critical reading olSÈ