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SOLITUDE & COMPANY : Life of Gabriel García Márquez Told with Help from His Friends, Family, Fans, Arguers, Fellow Pranksters, Drunks, and a Few Respectable Souls Silvana Paternostro ; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: New York Seven Stories Press 2019/01/01Edition: 1Description: 336ISBN:
  • 9781609808969 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • Solitude and company
Uniform titles:
  • Soledad & Compañía. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 863.64 PAT/SO
Contents:
Prologue -- One hundred years of solitude: The earthquake of 1967 -- B.C. -- Before Cien Anos De Soledad: 1. The son of Luisa Santiaga and Gabriel Eligio -- 2. Raised by grandparents -- 3. The coast gets ready to speak -- 4. First and last friends -- 5. The citation of one hundred years of solitude -- 6. To be a prankster or a writer -- 7. Another whiskey -- 8. La Cueva -- 9. "The guy has the persistence of that business" -- 10. Slickers and hicks -- 11. The neck of the swan -- 12. SOFTAG: Society of Friends to Aid Gabito -- 13. Sacred crocodile -- 14. "That communist newspaper" -- 15. "Tell me more" -- 16. Solitude and Company -- 17. "There Was a Blinding Light" -- 18. Geography Lesson -- 19. BOOM! -- 20. Gabo Is Adjective, Substantive, Verb -- A.C. -- After Cien Anos De Soledad: 21. Rich and famous -- 22. The death of five kings -- 23. "Excuse me, what's your name?" -- 24. Persona Non Grata -- 25. Something new -- 26. "Shit, he died" -- 27. "I don't want to be in Stockholm by myself" -- 28. Ex Cathedra -- 29. Damaged goods -- 30. Dreams of power -- 31. Knockout -- 32. Cod-liver oil -- 33. The start -- Epilogue: The day we all woke up old -- Notes on the most important voices -- List of images.
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Irreverent and hopeful, Solitude & Company recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who decided to become a writer. This is the story of how he did it, how little Gabito became Gabriel García Márquez, and of how Gabriel García Márquez survived his own self-creation.

Prologue --
One hundred years of solitude: The earthquake of 1967 --
B.C. --
Before Cien Anos De Soledad: 1. The son of Luisa Santiaga and Gabriel Eligio --
2. Raised by grandparents --
3. The coast gets ready to speak --
4. First and last friends --
5. The citation of one hundred years of solitude --
6. To be a prankster or a writer --
7. Another whiskey --
8. La Cueva --
9. "The guy has the persistence of that business" --
10. Slickers and hicks --
11. The neck of the swan --
12. SOFTAG: Society of Friends to Aid Gabito --
13. Sacred crocodile --
14. "That communist newspaper" --
15. "Tell me more" --
16. Solitude and Company --
17. "There Was a Blinding Light" --
18. Geography Lesson --
19. BOOM! --
20. Gabo Is Adjective, Substantive, Verb --
A.C. --
After Cien Anos De Soledad: 21. Rich and famous --
22. The death of five kings --
23. "Excuse me, what's your name?" --
24. Persona Non Grata --
25. Something new --
26. "Shit, he died" --
27. "I don't want to be in Stockholm by myself" --
28. Ex Cathedra --
29. Damaged goods --
30. Dreams of power --
31. Knockout --
32. Cod-liver oil --
33. The start --
Epilogue: The day we all woke up old --
Notes on the most important voices --
List of images.

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