by Gabriel García Márquez · Grijalbo Mondadori SA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439711407
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Los funerales de la Mamá Grande is a collection of short stories by the renowned Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, published in 1962. The work includes seven stories and the short novel that gives it its title, where the author's characteristic magical realism is manifested. Set in Macondo, the work explores themes of power, corruption, and daily life in a Caribbean town, with unforgettable characters and situations.
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.
