Author
Gabriel García Márquez
March 6, 1927 – April 17, 2014 · Colombia
Novelist, Short story writer, Journalist, Playwright, Writer, Publisher, Poet lawyer, Autobiographer, Prose writer, Opinion journalist, Television writer, Film screenwriter, Film director, Television actor, Jurist, Screenwriter
Titles on list
2
Total weeks
5
Peak rank
#12
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Biography
- Born
- March 6, 1927 · Aracataca
- Died
- April 17, 2014 · Mexico City
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Spanish, Italian, French
- Education
- National University of Colombia
Awards & Honours
- 1971Neustadt International Prize for Literature
- 1972Rómulo Gallegos Prize
- 1980Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
- 1980Commander of the Legion of Honour
- 1981Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 1982Nobel Prize in Literature
- 1982Order of the Aztec Eagle
- 1993Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral
- 2012Order of Honour
- Simón Bolívar award
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