2003, Signed, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Living to Tell the Tale, First English Edition

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Living to Tell the Tale

translated by 

Edith Grossman

Published by Alfred A. Knopf New York in 2003

First English Edition

Hard Binding with Dust Jacket

484 pages

14.5 cm x 24 cm

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (1927 – 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature for One Hundred Years of Solitude. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo. It is a lesser known fact that Gabriel had a daughter with Mexican writer Susana Cato, part of an extramarital affair. They named her Indira, and she took her mother’s last name.

Living to Tell the Tale is both an intimate autobiography and a masterclass in storytelling. It invites readers into the world of Gabriel García Márquez, shedding light on the experiences and influences that made him a literary giant. For fans of his work, this memoir offers an unparalleled opportunity to understand the man behind the magical realism.