Primary Sources: People - Central, Latin, South America & The Caribbean: García Márquez, Gabriel

"The article presents a speech by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez before the Asamblea de la Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa in Los Angeles, California. In the speech, García Márquez discusses the rise of journalism as a literary form. He discusses how, 50 years earlier, it was not a popular subject as it was a literal genre, not an art form. Nevertheless, he continues on, saying that newspapers are broken down into three basic areas: news, reporting and editorial notes. Of the three, editorials are the most central piece of newspaper writing."

"Presents an interview with Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Views on protection of culture; Teaching of culture; Marquez as an intellectual; Activities after writing, `One Hundred Years of Solitude'; Accomplishments as a writer."

"A reprint of the essay "The Two Faces of Hugo Chávez," by the Nobel prize-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez is presented. Topics discussed include the failed February 4, 1992 coup by then-Colonel Hugo Chávez, and his plane ride with the writer less than two weeks before his inauguration as the constitutional president of Venezuela on February 2, 1999. Also mentioned are his brief biographic sketch and his study of political science, history and Marxism-Leninism."

"Gabriel García Márquez' speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1982 (in Spanish)"

"The archive of Colombian writer and journalist Gabriel García Márquez was acquired by the Harry Ransom Center in 2014. Displayed here are selected items from the archive including letters, annotated drafts and notes for three fictional works, and an audio recording of García Márquez’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982."

"El 30 de mayo de 2017 marca el 50 aniversario de Cien años de soledad, cuyo autor, Gabriel García Márquez, la describió como "una novela muy larga y muy compleja en la cual tengo fincadas mis mejores ilusiones." García Márquez terminó la novela en agosto de 1966 y la Editorial Sudamericana imprimió la primera edición el 30 de mayo de 1967. Medio siglo más tarde, Cien años de soledad ha vendido cincuenta millones de ejemplares alrededor del mundo y se ha convertido en la obra literaria en español más traducida después de Don Quijote. Cien años de soledad sigue siendo leída, admirada y citada por todo tipo de lectores, desde estudiantes a escritores, pasando por famosos y líderes políticos. Esta colección digital, basada en documentos del Archivo Gabriel García Márquez en el Harry Ransom Center, muestra la gestación de la novela y su consagración como obra clásica. Además de los documentos digitalizados para esta colección, el Harry Ransom Center preserva otros relacionados con Cien años de soledad, como, por ejemplo, una copia a máquina del texto con notas adicionales y la correspondencia de García Márquez con su amigo Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, incluida una carta en la que el autor cree que su novela podría fracasar. La digitalización de esta colección es posible gracias al apoyo del programa CLIR Digitalizacióon de Colecciones Especiales Ocultas y Archivos. "

"May 30, 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of One Hundred Years of Solitude, a work its author, Gabriel García Márquez, described as a “very long and very complex novel in which I have placed my best illusions.” García Márquez finished the novel in August 1966; his publisher, Editorial Sudamericana, printed its first run on May 30, 1967. The book went on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, becoming the most translated literary work in Spanish outside of Don Quixote. It continues to be read, publicly admired, and quoted by everyone from grade school students to respected writers to political leaders. This digital collection, drawn from the Gabriel García Márquez papers at the Harry Ransom Center, documents the genesis of the novel from draft to literary classic. In addition to the materials digitized here, the Center holds other items related to One Hundred Years of Solitude, including a complete draft of the photocopied carbon typescript with additional edits, the original book contract signed with Editorial Sudamericana, and García Márquez’s letter to his friend Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, in which he wrote about his fear that the novel would fail. This collection is made possible by the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives program."