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[[Gabriel García Márquez]]. The name that is synonymous with [[Magic Realism]]. Born in Colombia, the man was on the writing scene for a very long time and produced a solid body of work. In 1982, he gained the Nobel Prize in literature. His book ''[[One Hundred Years of Solitude]]'' has become ''the'' definitive work of Magic Realism and is required reading in schools, not to mention his most famous book.

 

Nowadays, García Márquez's fame has become [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|a little awkward to Latin American writers]], since it has generated the impression that all the literature of the zone is about angels, jungles and countryside. As a countermovement, the [[wikipedia:McOndo|McOndo literary movement]] has been created by writers trying to present a more actualized Latin America. He’s still respected by those writers as a good writer, however.

 

 

* ''Leaf Storm'' (1955)

* ''No One Writes to the Colonel'' (1961)

 

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* [[Banana Republic]]: The setting of almost all his books.

* [[Battle Butler]]: José Palacios in ''The General in his Labyrinth''.

* [[Magic Realism]]: One of the [[Trope Maker|Trope Makers]], definitely [[Trope Codifier]].

* [[Mind Screw]]

* [[Small Reference Pools]]: When people are asked to name a Latin American writer, García Márquez is one of the few names that come up.

 

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