Gabriel José García Márquez (Gabriel García Márquez)

Gabriel José García Márquez

Biography Gabriel José García Márquez (1927 - 2014)

Also known as: Gabriel García Márquez.
Also called: Gabriel José De La Concordia García Márquez.
Was born on 06 mar 1927.
Died on 17 apr 2014, at 87 years old.
Origin country Colombia
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Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America.

Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century and one of the best in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.

He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on, he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics.

In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
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