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Collected Stories

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Collected Stories brings together a selection of his most captivating and richly woven tales that showcase his unique brand of magic realism. The stories explore themes of love, solitude, and the supernatural, set in a world where the extraordinary intertwines seamlessly with the ordinary. Each narrative transports readers through vivid landscapes and intricate character portraits, inviting them to explore the depths and mysteries of human experience.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate magical realism and richly woven tales that explore the complexities of human nature. The stories often delve into themes of love, solitude, and the passage of time, infused with Gabriel Garcia Marquez's signature lyrical prose, offering readers an engaging and thought-provoking experience.

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Introducing you to a host of extraordinary characters and communities, this book includes a collection of short stories written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Sweeping through crumbling towns, travelling fairs and windswept ports, Gabriel Garcia Marquez introduces a host of extraordinary characters and communities in his mesmerising tales of everyday life . . .

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Marquez Day - A celebration of one of the world's most loved writers, available in ebook for the first time.

Sweeping through crumbling towns, travelling fairs, and windswept ports, Gabriel Garcia Marquez introduces a host of extraordinary characters and communities in his mesmerising tales of everyday life. These include smugglers, bagpipers, the President and Pope at the funeral of Macondo's revered matriarch, and a very old angel with enormous wings. Teeming with the magical oddities for which his novels are loved, Marquez's stories are a delight.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Collected Stories are re-issued on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's birthday to celebrate the publication of his books as ebooks for the first time.

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Collected Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is praised for its enchanting and lyrical prose, with magical realism that captivates readers. Celebrated author Salman Rushdie commends Marquez's unique ability to weave language in a way that is unmatched by any other writer. Overall, the book receives high acclaim for its imaginative storytelling and profound themes.

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ISBN: 9780241968758

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) was a short-story writer, novelist, journalist and a screenwriter from Colombia. He was a reporter for a Colombian newspaper, El Espectador, and also a foreign correspondent stationed in New York, Rome, Paris and Barcelona. Marquez is the author of numerous popular novels and short stories. He is well known for his unique literary style known as magical realism, in which he describes reality through magical events and elements. His most popular novels include Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.

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