by Gabriel García Márquez · Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439744313
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Immerse yourself in the thrilling story of Luis Alejandro Velasco, a sailor adrift in the Caribbean Sea. Gabriel García Márquez masterfully narrates this tale, transforming a report into a literary work that reveals a political scandal and cost him exile. Discover how this event marked the beginning of the Nobel laureate's career and how his pen transformed reality into a concise and vigorous narrative. A book that will transport you to the immensity of the sea and make you reflect on the human condition.
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.
