Russian President Dmitri Medvedev awarded Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez a prestigious state prize Tuesday. A cancer-stricken Marquez received the Order of Honour for his work “strengthening the friendship between…
Colombia’s Nobel prize-winning author Gabiel Garcia Marquez celebrates his 85th birthday Tuesday with the release of “100 Years of Solitude” in e-book format for the first time. Written by Marquez in…
Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 1967 literary masterpiece 100 Years of Solitude has sold over a million copies in China since it was translated into Mandarin last May. In just…
The 33rd International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema in Havana is to pay homage to Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, organizers announced Tuesday. The festival, set to run between December…
The Russian Orthodox Church has accused Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” widely considered to be a masterpiece, of encouraging and justifying pedophilia. Vsevolod Chaplin, a leading…
Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez sent U.S. President Bill Clinton a letter in 1999 to re-establish the nation’s foreign relations with Cuba, on behalf of President Fidel Castro, a Portuguese…
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel “Noticia de un Secuestro” (News of a Kidnapping) is becoming a best-seller in Tehran, Iran, reported newspaper El Espectador. The Colombian author became a top-seller in…
Shakira visited fellow Colombian and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Mexico, the singer announced on her Twitter page. “Unforgettable moments with Gabriel Garcia Marquez…
A stage adaptation of Colombian author Gabirel Garcia Marquez’ novel “La Candida Erendida” premiers in Washington on Wednesday, reports entertainment website Vive.in. “The Incredible and Sad Story of Candida Erendida…