Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The Impact of His Work on Latin America

Table of Contents Introduction 1 Thesis 2 Body 2 Conclusion 6 Notes 7 Bibliography 8         Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a Colombian author of short stories and novels dealing with military themes in Latin American villages. Born in 1928, Garcia Marquez trained in journalism in the 1960's but later turned to writing such famous novels as The Autumn of the Patriarch and One Hundred Years of Solitude. The writings of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, because of both their ingenuity and controversiality that afforded him …showed first 75 words of 908 total…

…showed last 75 words of 908 total…much to develop Latin American Literature. In addition, his works were often very politically controversial, thus drawing media attention to his work and the land and heritage that it represents. This also increased the awareness of Latin American Literature. Garcia Marquez also inspired other authors directly through his work, causing them to publish their own literature. Thus, it is obvious that Garcia Marquez has played an instrumental role in the development of Latin American Literature.