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Books 2 years ago

Final novel was huge challenge for Garcia Marquez

"Until August," the final book by the Nobel prize winning giant of Latin American "magical realism," is being released in its original Spanish as "En agosto nos vemos" on March 6, and in English later this month.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Gabriel Garcia Marquez' clothes to go on sale in Mexico

Titled "The Wardrobe of Garcia Marquez," the event will mark the opening of a cultural center in Marquez' residence in southern Mexico where the author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" lived and wrote for many years.

Books 6 years ago

'Memikirkan Kata' deciphers one of the greatest writing conundrums: Producing words

I prefer to call Memikirkan Kata a ‘lesson-learned aspects of writing’ book instead of a technical guide.

Destinations 6 years ago

Nine literary destinations every bookworm should visit

To celebrate World Book Day, Agoda listed nine places around the world that bookworms who want to follow in their favorite authors’ footsteps should visit.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Netflix to film Garcia Marquez's '100 Years of Solitude'

"One Hundred Years of Solitude," considered a masterpiece that defined "magical realism" as a literary genre, was published in 1967. It centers around seven generations of the Buendia family in the fictional Colombian town of Macondo.

Books 7 years ago

After Gabo book purge, Kuwait bans Dostoyevsky

Kuwaiti authorities have banned a book by Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one of nearly 1,000 titles blacklisted at a festival which opened Wednesday in the Gulf state.