Colombia’s countercultures: the Beat Generation’s bad trip
Counterculture icon William S. Burroughs traveled to Colombia in 1953 to try ayahuasca, a drug...
Tag: literature
Colombia issues 50K-peso note with Gabriel Garcia’s image
Colombia has released a new 50,000-peso note bearing the image of the celebrated late writer and...
Ashes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez return to Colombia
Part of the remains of Colombia’s most famous writer in history, Gabriel Garcia Marquez,...
Review: “Was Gabo an Irishman?”
It is a brave person who decides to dissect the relevance of Colombia’s greatest literary icon in...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez archive opens in Texas
The entire archive of original and personal documents belonging to Colombia’s most...
Colombia police finds stolen 1st edition of Garcia Marquez book
Colombian police said Saturday that they had found a first edition of Gabriel Garcia...
First edition of ‘100 years of solitude’ stolen at Bogota Book Fair
An exhibited copy of the first edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ “100 Years of...
Colombia honors Gabriel Garcia Marquez at Bogota book fair
Colombia is honoring author Gabriel Garcia Marquez at its largest literary event a year after his...
University of Texas purchases Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ personal collection
The University of Texas at Austin has purchased the personal archive of the late Colombian...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez to be honored in Brussels
The European Parliament and the Colombian Embassy will participate in an event dedicated to the...
Medellin book fair opens doors for 8th edition
Medellin’s 8th annual Book Fair kicked off on Thursday, opening the door to 10 days of...
Colombia to award $100K in ‘Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ short story competition
Writers from 13 countries will participate in the first edition of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez...
