Gabriel García Márquez

Summary

Gabriel García Márquez is a human^[1]. He was born in Aracataca^[2]. He was born on March 6, 1927^[3]. He passed away in Mexico City^[4]. He died on April 17, 2014^[5]. He worked as a novelist^[6], short story writer^[7], journalist^[8], playwright^[9], and writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,546 views/month, #4,999 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Aracataca^[2], Gabriel García Márquez…
• Gabriel García Márquez passed away in Mexico City^[4].
• Gabriel García Márquez was born on March 6, 1927^[3].
• Gabriel García Márquez died on April 17, 2014^[5].
• Gabriel García Márquez's father was Gabriel Eligio García^[12].
• Gabriel García Márquez was married to Mercedes Barcha^[13].
• A child of Gabriel García Márquez was Rodrigo García Márquez^[14].
• Gabriel García Márquez held citizenship in Colombia^[15].
• Gabriel García Márquez's professions included novelist^[6].
• Gabriel García Márquez's professions included short story writer^[7].
• Gabriel García Márquez's professions included journalist^[8].
• Gabriel García Márquez's professions included playwright^[9].
• Gabriel García Márquez's professions included writer^[10].
• Gabriel García Márquez worked as a publisher^[16].
• Gabriel García Márquez's field of work was novel^[17].
• Gabriel García Márquez's field of work was creative and professional writing^[18].
• Gabriel García Márquez's field of work was prose^[19].
• Gabriel García Márquez's field of work was short story^[20].
• Gabriel García Márquez's field of work was opinion journalism^[21].
• Gabriel García Márquez's field of work was journalism^[22].
• Gabriel García Márquez's education included a stint at National University of Colombia^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Gabriel García Márquez is One Hundred Years of Solitude^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Gabriel García Márquez is The Autumn of the Patriarch^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Gabriel García Márquez is Love in the Time of Cholera^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Gabriel García Márquez is Chronicle of a Death Foretold^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1927-03-06^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2014-04-17^[31]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5ced2364-f997-4a17-a21e-03d1c9277823^[33]

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Origins and Family

Gabriel García Márquez's place of birth was Aracataca^[2]. He was born on March 6, 1927^[3]. His father was Gabriel Eligio García^[12].

Education

Gabriel García Márquez was educated at National University of Colombia^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist^[6], short story writer^[7], journalist^[8], playwright^[9], writer^[10], and publisher^[16]. Fields of work include novel^[17], a literary form^[34]; creative and professional writing^[18], an academic discipline^[35]; prose^[19], a literary form^[36]; short story^[20], a literary genre^[37]; opinion journalism^[21], a journalism genre^[38]; and journalism^[22], an industry^[39].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include One Hundred Years of Solitude^[24], The Autumn of the Patriarch^[25], Love in the Time of Cholera^[26], and Chronicle of a Death Foretold^[27]. Things named for Gabriel García Márquez include Kankuamo marquezi^[40], Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library^[41], Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize^[42], and 12353 Márquez^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Neustadt International Prize for Literature^[44], a literary award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1969^[47]; Rómulo Gallegos Prize^[48], a literary award^[49], in Venezuela^[50], founded in 1964^[51]; Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service^[52], an award^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1979^[55]; Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[56], a grade of an order^[57], in France^[58]; Nobel Prize in Literature^[59], a literary award^[60], in Sweden^[61], founded in 1901^[62]; and Q5688317^[63], an award^[64], in Colombia^[65].

Personal Life

Gabriel García Márquez was married to Mercedes Barcha^[13]. A child of him was Rodrigo García Márquez^[14].

Death and Burial

Gabriel García Márquez died on April 17, 2014^[5]. He passed away in Mexico City^[4]. Recorded cause of death include lymphoma^[66] and pneumonia^[67].

Why It Matters

Gabriel García Márquez ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,546 views/month, #4,999 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

He has been cited as an influence by Salman Rushdie^[70], a writer^[71], b. 1947^[72], of United Kingdom^[73], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[74], specialised in history^[75]; Dmitry Glukhovsky^[76], a writer^[77], b. 1979^[78], of Soviet Union^[79], specialised in literature^[80]; Mo Yan^[81], a writer^[82], b. 1955^[83], of People's Republic of China^[84], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[85]; Michael Chabon^[86], a writer^[87], b. 1963^[88], of United States^[89], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[90]; Jeffrey Kent Eugenides^[91], a writer^[92], b. 1960^[93], of United States^[94], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[95], specialised in literary activity^[96]; and Mircea Cărtărescu^[97], a writer^[98], b. 1956^[99], of Romania^[100], awarded the Vilenica Prize^[101], specialised in creative and professional writing^[102].

Works attributed to him include One Hundred Years of Solitude^[103], Love in the Time of Cholera^[104], Chronicle of a Death Foretold^[105], No One Writes to the Colonel^[106], Memories of My Melancholy Whores^[107], and The Autumn of the Patriarch^[108]. Entities named for him include Kankuamo marquezi^[40], Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library^[41], Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize^[42], and 12353 Márquez^[43].

FAQs

Where was Gabriel García Márquez born?

Gabriel García Márquez's place of birth was Aracataca^[2].

Where did Gabriel García Márquez die?

Gabriel García Márquez passed away in Mexico City^[4].

Who were Gabriel García Márquez's parents?

Gabriel García Márquez's father was Gabriel Eligio García^[12].

Who was Gabriel García Márquez married to?

Gabriel García Márquez's spouses include Mercedes Barcha^[13].

What did Gabriel García Márquez do for work?

Gabriel García Márquez worked as novelist^[6], short story writer^[7], journalist^[8], playwright^[9], and writer^[10].

Where did Gabriel García Márquez go to school?

Gabriel García Márquez was educated at National University of Colombia^[23].

What awards did Gabriel García Márquez receive?

Honors received include Neustadt International Prize for Literature^[44], Rómulo Gallegos Prize^[48], Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service^[52], and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[56].

Who did Gabriel García Márquez influence?

Gabriel García Márquez has been cited as an influence by Salman Rushdie^[70], Dmitry Glukhovsky^[76], Mo Yan^[81], and Michael Chabon^[86].