Bloom's How to Write About Gabriel Garc¡a Marquez (Bloom's How to Write About Literature)

Harold Bloom cites the literary origins of Gabriel García Márquez as being "Faulkner, crossed by Kafka." The Colombian writer and Nobel Prize winner's best-known works, including One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, are explored in depth in this volume. Students of literature will find a wealth of suggestions and sample topics for writing effective essays on Márquez and his vibrant fictive worlds. Bloom's how to write about literature series is a valuable resource for students writing essays on great works of literature. Each volume in the series contains dozens of sample paper topics and brief discussions of how to approach the topics. Each volume also contains a detailed general chapter on how to write and format a good essay and an introduction by Harold Bloom, who meditates on the challenges and rewards of writing about the volume's subject author. Bloom's how to write about literature series is an essential tool for all students and a useful aid for teachers. How to write a good essay How to write about Gabriel García Márquez No one writes to the colonel In evil hour One hundred years of solitude "A very old man with enormous wings" The incredible and sad tale of innocent Eréndira and her heartless grandmother The autumn of the patriarch Chronicle of a death foretold Love in the time of cholera The general in his labyrinth Of love and other demons. The works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez attracts the interest of both historians and literary critics as his fiction has helped bring greater exposure of Latin American culture to the rest of the world. This book explores his works, including ""One Hundred Years of Solitude"", ""Love in the Time of Cholera"", and ""The General in His Labyrinth"".