Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (/ɡɑrˈsiːə ˈmɑrkɛs/; American Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɣarˈsi.a ˈmarkes] audio (help·info); 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the...
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Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (/ɡɑrˈsiːə ˈmɑrkɛs/; American Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɣarˈsi.a ˈmarkes] audio (help·info); 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the...