Rediscovering Márquez
I was thrilled to learn last month that Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s sons and editors had decided to posthumously publish until August a work of fiction that he had left behind with instructions not to publish it. As an avid fan of Márquez, I read it quickly (it’s only about 20,000 words). Since then, I have felt elated at rediscovering the master. It certainly cannot be compared to until August The general in his labyrinth or love in times of cholera, but is still typical Máquez. I don’t think The New York Times review, which called it “unsatisfactory,” did that
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First print: April 13, 2024 | 12:16 pm IST