Throughout his life Gabriel Garcia Marquez spoke with the same passion and energy as he wrote, charming his audiences as beguilingly as he did his millions of readers. Now, in this collection of speeches, translated into English for the first time, we see the wisdom and compassion of his public talks. I Am Not Here to Give a Speech records key events throughout Garcia Marquez's life, from a talk as a teenager graduating high school to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Written over the course of a lifetime, they chart the growth of his genius- each is a snapshot offering new insights into the beliefs and ideas of a world-renowned storyteller. Together, they combine to create a more complete picture of him the writer and the man. Preserving Garcia Marquez's unmistakable voice for future generations, I Am Not Here to Give a Speech is a must-have collection for anyone who ever fell in love with Macondo or cherished a battered copy of Love in the Time of Cholera.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9780241184264
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208929750
Product Key Features
Book Title
I'm Not Here to Give a Speech
Author
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary Theory
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
178mm
Item Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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