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“García Márquez has extraordinary strength and firmness of imagination and writes with the calmness of a man who knows exactly what wonders he can perform.” — Alfred Kazin, New York Times Book Review

Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez''s most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama''s Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez''s prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.

Collected Stories

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 13 May 2008
      ISBN-13 9780060932688
      978-0060932688
      ISBN-10 0060932686
      Also in:
      Anthologies & Short Stories Books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      “García Márquez has extraordinary strength and firmness of imagination and writes with the calmness of a man who knows exactly what wonders he can perform.” — Alfred Kazin, New York Times Book Review

      Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez''s most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from three volumes: Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama''s Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of lnnocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. Combining mysticism, history, and humor, the stories in this collection span more than two decades, illuminating the development of Marquez''s prose and exhibiting the themes of family, poverty, and death that resound throughout his fiction.

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