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Gabriel Garcia-Marquez Mind Map
Gregory Rabassa - Translator
Bio
March 9, 1922 - June 13, 2016
born in New York, of Cuban descent
got his BA at Dartmouth College
recieved his PhD at Columbia University
Career
usually translated Spanish/Portuguese to English
translated the works of Julio Cortazar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jorge Amado
served in WWII as a cryptographer
recieved PEN Translation Prize in 1977 & PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation in 1982
Gabriel Garcia Marquez declared that Rabassa's English translation of One Hundred Years of Solitude was better than his original Spanish version
taught at Columbia University and Queens College
recieved the National Medal of Arts in 2006
Bio
Childhood
Born in Aracataca, Colombia, to Gabriel Eligio Garcia and Luisa Santiaga Marquez Iguaran
Mostly raised by his grandparents
Grandfather was a storyteller, introduced Garcia-Marquez to the dictionary and ideas he later wrote into his works
Grandfather was the source of historic/reality stories, Grandmother was the source of superstition and magical aspects of stories, which Garcia-Marquez combines into his works
Grandmother always told stories in a very matter-of-fact way, as though they were the truth and nothing else
wanted to write stories as his grandmother told them, where she "inserted extraordinary events and anomalies as if they were simply an aspect of everyday life."
Career
Known as one of the most significant authors of 20th century
Began journalism while he was studying law at National University of Colombia
Wrote for El Heraldo newspaper in Barranquilla
became part of the group of writers/journalists known as the Barranquilla Group
Worked with writers like Ramon Vinyes, who made small appearances in his later novels
Introduced to works of other authors which influenced his future writing
gave him amazing writing experience & a new perspective on different cultures
hopped through writing/editing a couple different Venezuelan newspapers
Born Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez
Born March 6, 1927 - Died April 17, 2014
Known as Gabo or Gabito in Latin America
Spoke/wrote in spanish
declared "the greatest Colombian who ever lived" by the president of Colombia after Garcia-Marquez's death
"leftist"/socialist beliefs
political beliefs influenced by grandfather's stories
founder of QAP, a Colombian newscast
married to wife Mercedes Barcha in 1958, had a son named Rodrigo in 1959
Writing Style
Themes
early works focused on the reality of life in Columbia
solitude, individuality, etc.
Uses a town called Macondo in many of his works, a small village based on his hometown Aracataca, Columbia but with other embellishments
La Violencia is another common theme in his works, the name for civil war with devastating effects, meaning "the violence"
Early stories were more realistic, moved on to more magical realism later
leaves out details of the story/plot so the reader can fill in their own details
Important Works
One Hundred Years of Solitude
first work that became rather popular
explored magical realism, combining life in Latin America with fantastical elements
still his best-known & best-selling work
Love in the Time of Cholera
also one of his most famous works
beautiful love story
The Autumn of the Patriarch
tale of a dictator in a random country
very realistic and politial
one of his most experiemental works
News of a Kidnapping
one of his few non-fiction works
tells the story of people who were kidnapped by a drug cartel in Colombia
written after Garcia interviewed victims & their families
tells the story of an important piece in Columbian history
Education
interned at Barranquilla, a port in Rio Magdalena
Called El Viejo by his classmates b/c he had little interest in sports and instead wrote poems and drew comics
Posted his first few poems in his high school newspaper
On scholarship from the government, moved to study in Bogota and then finished school in Liceo Nacional de Zipaquira
began law school at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, but dropped out to pursue journalism
Published his first work "La tercera resignación" in El Espectador, a newspaper