Article about Gabriel García Márquez. Describes parts of his life and the inspirations for his books.

1. How did he become a writer?
His inspirations...
Remembering the best author of the XX century
(journalism). In fact, it is acknowledged by Gabriel himself that literature and journalism are taken by the hand, in other words, jour- nalism inspired his own writings and vice versa.
“A man should have two wives: one to love and one to sew on his buttons”. Márquez, Gabriel García. Love
Acclaimed by millions, the winner of a Novel Prize in literature in 1982, passed away last April at the age of 87 because of the lymphatic cancer he fought against for many years. Gabriel’s legacy, which is translated into 40 different languages, has made a powerful impact on the book culture of many countries. His best contribu- tions to the field of literature have touched the lives of many readers, who have felt the loss of whom they con- sidered an inspiration.
As most of us know, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is interna- tionally recognized as an author; however, he started his early years as a journal- ist. His work as a journalist included being a reporter and a movie critic for the
Colombian Newspaper “El Espectador”. Through these years, Gabriel focused on helping his family and he set the foundations for the ca- reer he persuaded after journalism, which suddenly became “the love of his life”: literature.
However, he did not leave aside his first passion
forgotten because it provided fundamental parts of his novels, such as the settings, the people, and the conflicts. Colombia’s social reality is reflected throughout Gabriel’s work, who used the successive waves of political, social and economic disaster as an inspiration which is embodied in all of his writings. As an example, “Nobody Writes to the Colone”, “In Evil Hour” and “Big Mama’s Funeral” re- flected the reality in which Colombia was going through those years.
The answer to this question is easier than you might think. Literature runs on Gabriel’s family’s veins. Gabriel García Márquez is known by his novels which have become essential parts of almost everybody’s life.
Those products are the result of the influence and inspiration caused by his grandfather who used to be a writer too.
Although having his grandfather as the most important motor, the context does not have to be
Novels
One Hundred Years of Solitude
1967
In Evil Hour
1962
The Autumn of the Patriarch
1975
Love in the Time of Cholera
1985
The General in His Labyrinth
1989
Of Love and Other Demons
1994
Awards
Neustadt International Prize for Literature 1972
Nobel Prize in Literature 1982
Well-known by his masterpiece “100 years of solitude”, Gabriel García Márquez is acknowledged as the best writer in Spanish since Cervantes.
November 18th, 2014.
By Aracely Rodríguez & Claudia Millafilo.
Volume nº1
March 6th, 1927—April 17th, 2014