Garcia’s father was Colombian-born novelist Gabriel García Márquez, author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” the seismic 1967 novel that helped reshape Latin American literature and skyrocketed its author to fame. Why did Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa punch García Márquez in the eye in 1976? (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementIn writing this memoir, Garcia was intent on creating something that wasn’t “too detached” or “too sentimental.” Nor was he aiming to be comprehensive. Of course, this being García Márquez, his is a death that is not without its momentos marquesianos, as they say in Spanish — Marquez-style moments of magic and earthy humor. Gabriel García Márquez greets fans and reporters outside his home in Mexico City about a month before his death in 2014.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2021 16:18 UTC