Summary
Gabriel García Márquez: Scandal of the Century
Scandal of the Century is a collection of newspaper articles, reports and essays written by Gabriel García Márquez over nearly four decades, before and after he achieved world fame as a novelist. This book reveals his second great passion – journalism, which he himself called "the best profession in the world".
Through texts about political crises, corruption, unusual fates and everyday absurdities of Latin America, Márquez shows the same storytelling gift, exquisite style and deep understanding of society as in his novels. The title report, "Scandal of the century", is just one of many in which he combines literary elegance with the precision and courage of a journalist.
The book is precious for all Márquez lovers and those interested in the combination of literature and reality through the pen of the master of magical realism in its most documentary edition.
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