Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of one of the world’s most beloved and best selling books, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” died last Thursday at the age of 87. In China, most book stores are out of Chinese language copies. And the book is number one on Chinese websites, including bookseller JD.com. The public memorials for the Nobel prize winner have just begun.
CCTV’s Elaine Reyes takes a look back at one of the most successful and talented Latin American authors the world has ever known.
Remembering Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of one of the world's most beloved and best-selling books, "One Hundred Years of Solitude," died last Thursday at the age of 87. In China, most book stores are out of Chinese language copies. And the book is number one on Chinese websites, including bookseller JD.com. The public memorials for the Nobel prize winner have just begun. CCTV's Elaine Reyes takes a look back at one of the most successful and talented Latin American authors the world has ever known.Marquez spent much of his later life in Mexico and many Mexicans like to think of him as one of their own. CCTV’s Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City, where the author has been honored with a national tribute.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Memorial Held in Mexico City
Marquez spent much of his later life in Mexico and many Mexicans like to think of him as one of their own. Mexico City has said farewell to the author with a national tribute. CCTV's Franc Contreras reports.In Colombia, the author’s birthplace, the mourning continues for Marquez. CCTV’s Michelle Begue reports from Bogota.
Colombia Pays Tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In Colombia, the author's birthplace, the mourning continues for Marquez. CCTV's Michelle Begue reports from Bogota.For insight into Marquez’s literary works, CCTV’s Elaine Reyes speaks to Gregory Rabassa, who translated the Nobel prize-winning author’s “100 Years of Solitude” into English. Rabassa is also the author of the best-selling memoir “If This Be Treason.”