Gabriel Concordia García Márquez born March 6, 1927(still alive) is 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 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature, and is the earliest living recipient. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism.
Notable work(s) One Hundred Years of Solitude, Autumn of the Patriarch, Love in the Time of Cholera
His very short but influential story about a dentist: One of These Days
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I've just finished reading his short story. I'm still trying to digest the meaning of this story.
dear noaspls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes ... i agree with u completely ....
in his very short story ..he explained two important things in depth but in very casual way .... political upheaval ....n govt. mismanagement or corruption ...
how did the dentist do his work, manage to take a revenge on his conditions ...
I like most of his novels and I have not read a short story till now from him .
OMG there is lots of book that I have not read till now.