The hosts discuss the renowned Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his masterpiece 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', joking about creating acronyms from the title and their past lack of professionalism. They delve into the author's life, including his influences, relationships, left-wing beliefs, and involvement in the Latin American literary boom. The chapter provides insights into Garcia Marquez's successful career, accolades, and his personal journey, ending with reflections on his passing in 2014.
This week, we return to the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (“Gabo” to his friends) for the first time since our second-ever episode. This time around we get to dive deeper into “magical realism,” the sort of dreamy heightened reality that Marquez employs so successfully, and we also touch on the book’s relationship with Colombian history and our relationship with our own hometowns.
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