It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work com… - Gabriel García Márquez

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It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.

Gabriel García Márquez

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About Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José García Márquez (6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, journalist and activist. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Alternative Names: Gabriel José García Márquez • Gabriel Garcia Marquez • Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez • Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez • Gabriel Jose de la Concordia Garcia Marquez

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