The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel García Márquez Swanson Hardback 9780521867498

The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garca MrquezAuthor(s): Philip Swanson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521867498, 978-0521867498\nSynopsis\nGabriel Garca Mrquez 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 Garca Mrquez'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 Garca Mrquez, the Companion is accessible for non-Spanish speakers and f.