Gabriel García Márquez, 87, the Colombian Nobel laureate, whose One Hundred Years of Solitude established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died at his home in Mexico City.
Updated: 18 Apr 2014 3:02 am
Gabriel García Márquez, 87, the Colombian Nobel laureate, whose One Hundred Years of Solitude established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died at his home in Mexico City.
Marquez remained an unswerving supporter of Fidel Castro, who became such a close friend that drafts of his unpublished books were sometimes first shown to the Cuban leader. "Fidel is a very cultured man," he said in an interview. "When we're together we talk about literature."
Gabriel García Márquez waving to fans during the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2007. The Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda called One Hundred Years of Solitude "the greatest revelation in the Spanish language since Don Quixote", the 17th-century masterpiece by Spain's Miguel de Cervantes.
Colombian Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets fans and reporters outside his home on his 87th birthday in Mexico City, March 6, 2014.
