by Gabriel García Márquez · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804555131
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«Il generale nel suo labirinto» is the historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez published by Mondadori in paperback (256 pages, in Italian).
García Márquez follows Simón Bolívar, the Liberator, on his final journey down the Magdalena River, as illness and political disillusionment close in on his last days. Along the way, memories of his campaigns, loves and victories surface, along with the awareness that the dream of a united America has come undone.
This is the Italian edition of the original novel «El general en su laberinto» (1989), translated by Angelo Morino; it is part of the Oscar scrittori moderni collection, number 1540.
For readers of historical fiction and of Gabriel García Márquez's narrative who seek a literary approach to the figure of Bolívar.
Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
