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Gabriel García Márquez on his early struggles and eventual—and troubling—success.
Gabriel García Márquez
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Saturday, May 8, 1830 finds the General of Colombia surrounded by a small and diminishing band of supporters. And in the final days of his reign, the …
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Gabriel García Márquez explores the ruins of colonialism and capitalism in this 1976 story about a solitary, undying despot in the “house of power,” translated by Gregory Rabassa.