His life is celebrated on this Spanish stamp, issued in 2015, that Eva sent me.
You can read about his many accomplishments on his wikipedia page. He was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature in 1982 for his body of work to that point that have themes of conflict and solitude, largely as they reflect life in the South American subcontinent, and are often written in the style known as magical realism. 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is considered to be his masterpiece, which was published in 1967.
I have to confess I have never read any of his works.
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such a great author, definitely deserves to be on a stamp. oh and thats a third double-G today :D
ReplyDeleteI had heard of the title of the novel I mentioned above, but sadly not his name, before receiving this stamp.
DeleteGreat stamp of a wonderful author!
ReplyDeleteDespite of the fact that I was very much interested in Latin-America in my twenties and that I've been to the continent four times, I only have read two short novels by him, and still didn't succeed in starting to read his most famous book...
I've read a bit more books by Eduardo Galeano instead, and since my twenties so many other interesting things catched my attention... Curious to know if you ever will read one (or more) of Garcia Marquez' books?
It is definitely on my list now. Of course, I need to find the time to read it.
DeleteA great descriptive writer.
ReplyDeleteHopefully I'll get to read his work soon.
DeleteIt has been long time since the last time I read one of the books of Gabo, but I guess I have read most of his novels and short stories.
ReplyDeleteTo read One Hundred Years of Solitude you need a lot of time. But you can start with shorter novels like No One Writes to the Colonel -among my very favourite books- or Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
I like a lot the design of this stamp, and the colours.
Thanks for the reading tip.
DeleteThose are exactly the two books I've read !
DeletePossibly because they were thinner books than the others.
I have tried a few times to read One Hundred Years of Solitude, as well as Love in the Time of Cholera with no success. I keep thinking I must be missing something by not enjoying them.
ReplyDeleteI think it is OK if you aren't finding a book easy to get into, even when others have said it is a masterpiece - time to try another book :)
DeleteI have never read any of his works, too! I think I attempted Love in the Time of Cholera but I didn't finish the book.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll go with Eva's advice and try something short to read first.
DeleteLove that stamp, interesting person. I've struggled with finishing his books too, good to get advice.
ReplyDeleteA great author to add to the wealth of interesting facts about our 'G' stamps this week.
ReplyDeleteAlways something interesting to learn from the Sunday Stamps posts.
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