Conversations with Gabriel Garca Mrquez by Gene H. Bell-Villada (English) Paperb

Description: Conversations with Gabriel Garca Mrquez by Gene H. Bell-Villada These interviews starts with the years of Gabriel García Márquezs early success and continue through his turn-of-the-century exchanges. He speaks of his childhood, his life as an indifferent student, his apprenticeship as a journalist, the inspiration for his most renowned novel, the difficulties brought by fame, and his leftist opinions. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Gabriel García Márquez (b. 1927) is a sophisticated literary artist with broad popularity. His masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. In 1982, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez starts with the years of his early phenomenal success and continues through his most recent, turn-of-the-century exchanges. He speaks of his impoverished childhood, his life as an indifferent student, his apprenticeship as a journalist, the inspiration that led to the writing of his most renowned novel, the difficulties brought by fame, and his leftist opinions. Works such as The Autumn of the Patriarch, Love in the Time of Cholera, The General in His Labyrinth, and News of a Kidnapping are discussed in detail. When interviewed by Hispanic journalists, García Márquez chats spontaneously and frankly about all sorts of topics, including himself. Those conversations, translated into English for the first time, offer a fascinating glimpse of the Colombian genius at his most down-to-earth, informal, and relaxed. Taken together with seminal pieces from the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Book Review, and other English-language periodicals, Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez offers a nuanced, multi-faceted view of one of contemporary literatures greatest masters. Gene H. Bell-Villada of Williamstown, Massachusetts, is chair of the Department of Romance Languages at Williams College and the author of National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Art for Arts Sake & Literary Life: How Politics & Markets Helped Shape the Ideology and Culture of Aestheticism, 1790-1990, and Overseas American: Growing Up Gringo in the Tropics (University Press of Mississippi). Author Biography Gene Bell-Villada is chair of the Dept of Romance Languages at Williams College, Massachusetts. Long Description These interviews start with the years of Marquezs early phenomenal success and continue through his most recent, turn-of-the-century exchanges, including some conversations translated into English for the first time. Details ISBN1578067847 Short Title CONVERSATIONS W/GABRIEL GARCIA Publisher University Press of Mississippi Series Literary Conversations (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 1578067847 ISBN-13 9781578067848 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-11-30 Imprint University Press of Mississippi Place of Publication Jackson Country of Publication United States Edited by Gene H. Bell-Villada DOI 10.1604/9781578067848 AU Release Date 2005-11-01 NZ Release Date 2005-11-01 Author Gene H. Bell-Villada Pages 277 DEWEY 863 Audience General US Release Date 2005-11-30 UK Release Date 2005-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133082756;

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