I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the N… - Gabriel García Márquez

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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter.

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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