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Gabriel García Márquez’s republic of letters

December 1, 2016 - Amy Brown

Rapi Diego's "El sapo hechizado" (1997). Photos by Pete Smith.

I have always loved to catalog presentation copies of books—those given as a gift from one person to another, usually with a signature or inscription. They represent a tiny piece of the people involved, and allow me to feel a connection to some of my favorite authors. Gabriel García Márquez’s library was no exception. [Read more…] about Gabriel García Márquez’s republic of letters

Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Cataloging Tagged With: Alvaro Mutis, Amy Brown, Authors, Carlos Fuentes, catalog, El Sapo Hechizado, Eliseo Diego, Evidence, Fidel Castro, Gabo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel García Márquez presentation library, La Historia Me Absolverá, Latin America, literature, Orhan Pamuk, presentation book, presentation copy, presentation library, Richard Avedon, The Museum of Innocence

“Gabo the Storyteller”: Q&A with Gabriela Polit

October 27, 2015 - Gabriela Polit

Gabriela Polit

Gabriela Polit is Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin. She will moderate Thursday’s, October 29, “Gabo the Storyteller” panel at the Gabriel García Márquez: His Life and Legacy symposium. Polit’s current research focuses on the often-dangerous work of journalists [Read more…] about “Gabo the Storyteller”: Q&A with Gabriela Polit

Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Flair Symposium, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez archive, Gabriel Garcia Marquez: His Life and Legacy, GGM symposium, Latin America, literature, Religion, storytelling

Texas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges

October 22, 2015 - Charley Binkow

Jorge Luis Borges,”Texas” (page 1). From the manuscripts collection at the Harry Ransom Center. / Jorge Luis Borges, "Texas" (página 1). De la colección de manuscritos en el Harry Ransom Center.

In 2014 the Harry Ransom Center acquired the archive of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez. García Márquez would surely enjoy knowing that his archive resides alongside an important collection of papers by Jorge Louis Borges. [Read more…] about Texas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges

Filed Under: Authors Tagged With: Argentina, Austin, fiction, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez archive, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin America, Latin American writers, magic realism, poems, poetry, Texas

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