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China Nobel winner Mo Yan 'guilty' but defiant
Feb 28, 2013 01:56 EST
Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan has hit back at critics who accused him of being too close to China's government, saying in a newspaper interview he does not write on behalf of the ruling Communist party.
China dissident criticizes literature Nobel
Oct 11, 2012 16:40 EDT
Prominent Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng on Thursday criticized the awarding of the Nobel literature prize to officially tolerated author Mo Yan, saying the move was meant to please Beijing.
Mo Yan of China wins Nobel Literature Prize
Oct 11, 2012 15:36 EDT
Mo Yan, one of China's leading writers of the past half-century, on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writing that mixes folk tales, history and the contemporary, the Swedish Academy announced.
Garcia Marquez foundation refutes dementia claim
Jul 09, 2012 22:54 EDT
The head of a foundation created by Colombian Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez refuted claims from the author's brother that he is suffering from dementia.
Garcia Marquez suffers from dementia: brother
Jul 07, 2012 16:23 EDT
Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, arguably best known for his "One Hundred Years of Solitude," is suffering from senile dementia, his brother says.
Mexicans pay tribute to novelist Carlos Fuentes
May 16, 2012 17:03 EDT
Hundreds of Mexicans bade farewell to late novelist Carlos Fuentes on Wednesday, carrying books and flowers as they filed past the casket of one of the Spanish-speaking world's best-known writers.
Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dead at 83
May 16, 2012 05:35 EDT
Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language.
Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dead at 83
May 15, 2012 16:19 EDT
Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language.
Amazon.com shop offers Kindle books in Spanish
Apr 05, 2012 19:18 EDT
Online retail titan Amazon.com on Thursday opened a virtual shop specializing in Spanish-language digital books for its popular Kindle electronic reading tablets.
Nobel laureate Garcia Marquez turns 85
Mar 06, 2012 18:53 EST
Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez turned 85 on Tuesday, spending a quiet day at his home in Mexico City, the Colombian literary giant's relatives and aides said.
Writer Garcia Marquez turns 85
Mar 05, 2012 20:26 EST
Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez celebrates his 85th birthday Tuesday with a special gift: the start of sales of an electronic version of his masterpiece novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
Garcia Marquez book begins e-sales
Mar 05, 2012 18:30 EST
Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez celebrates his 85th birthday Tuesday with a special gift: the start of sales of an electronic version of his masterpiece novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
Garcia Marquez book to begin e-sales
Mar 05, 2012 18:15 EST
Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez celebrates his 85th birthday Tuesday with a special gift: the start of sales of an electronic version of his masterpiece novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
Cuban film school seeks return to free tuition
Nov 29, 2011 05:48 EST
A prestigious film school founded by Fidel Castro and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez is seeking a return to its roots by offering free tuition to its global students.
Iran gives opposition chief break from house arrest
Oct 10, 2011 09:03 EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi was briefly freed from house arrest to see his family at the weekend, his website said, a move indicating that authorities might ease conditions for thehmm lderly cleric after eight months' detention.
Nabokov, Marquez 'paedophile link' worries Russian church
Sep 28, 2011 12:55 EDT
A senior figure in the Russian Orthodox Church on Monday said that the best known works by Vladimir Nabokov and Gabriel Garcia Marquez should be examined to see if they justify paedophilia.
Franco-Chilean cineaste Raoul Ruiz dead at 70
Aug 23, 2011 11:57 EDT
Franco-Chilean director Raoul Ruiz died Friday in a Paris hospital of a lung infection, cutting short a career that was still producing poetic cinematic marvels in his 70th year.
Franco-Chilean cineaste Raoul Ruiz dead at 70
Aug 19, 2011 16:07 EDT
Franco-Chilean director Raoul Ruiz died Friday in a Paris hospital of a lung infection, cutting short a career that was still producing poetic cinematic marvels in his 70th year.
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Bogota, Colombia
Aug 19, 2011 05:08 EDT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's capital city lures tourists with its mild year-round weather, booming nightlife and its museums about gold, emeralds and the artist Fernando Botero.
Scottish school massacre drama seeks Cannes prize
May 12, 2011 18:14 EDT
The race for the Palme d'Or began Thursday with Scottish director Lynne Ramsey's powerful "We Need to Talk About Kevin" -- the first of a record four films from women in competition at Cannes.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Gabriel García Márquez | |
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 García Márquez at Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, 2009. | |
| Born | March 6, 1927 Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia |
| Occupation | novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Notable award(s) | Nobel Prize in Literature 1982 |
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