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- García Márquez: The Man and His Work
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
summary
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most influential writers of our time, with a unique literary creativity rooted in the history of his native Colombia. This revised and expanded edition of a classic work is the first book of criticism to consider in detail the totality of Garcia Marquez's magnificent oeuvre.
In a beautifully written examination, Gene Bell-Villada traces the major forces that have shaped the novelist and describes his life, his personality, and his politics. For this edition, Bell-Villada adds new chapters to cover all of Garcia Marquez's fiction since 1988, from The General in His Labyrinth through Memories of My Melancholy Whores, and includes sections on his memoir, Living to Tell the Tale, and his journalistic account, News of a Kidnapping. Moreover, new information about Garcia Marquez's biography and artistic development make this the most comprehensive account of his life and work available.
In a beautifully written examination, Gene Bell-Villada traces the major forces that have shaped the novelist and describes his life, his personality, and his politics. For this edition, Bell-Villada adds new chapters to cover all of Garcia Marquez's fiction since 1988, from The General in His Labyrinth through Memories of My Melancholy Whores, and includes sections on his memoir, Living to Tell the Tale, and his journalistic account, News of a Kidnapping. Moreover, new information about Garcia Marquez's biography and artistic development make this the most comprehensive account of his life and work available.
Table of Contents
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- Frontmatter
- pp. 2-7
- Preface to the Second Edition
- pp. ix-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- A Note on the Text
- pp. xv-xvi
- Abbreviations
- pp. xvii-xviii
- A Map of García Márquez Country
- pp. xix-21
- PART ONE: BACKGROUNDS
- pp. 1-23
- 1 | The Novel
- pp. 3-14
- 2 | The Country
- pp. 15-40
- 3 | The Writer’s Life
- pp. 41-63
- 4 | The Man and His Politics
- pp. 64-69
- 5 | The Readings
- pp. 70-92
- PART TWO: WORKS
- pp. 93-115
- 6 | The History of Macondo
- pp. 95-119
- 7 | The Master of Short Forms
- pp. 120-157
- 9 | The Anatomy of Tyranny
- pp. 168-193
- 10 | The Novelist of Love
- pp. 194-219
- 11 | The Bolívar Novel
- pp. 220-236
- 12 | The Unending Love Story
- pp. 237-266
- 13 | The Journalist and Memoirist
- pp. 267-284
- 14 | The Legacy
- pp. 285-292
- Select Bibliography
- pp. 305-328
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469604473
Related ISBN(s)
9780807833513, 9780807865255, 9780807895382
MARC Record
OCLC
722787034
Pages
360
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No