Gabriel García Márquez, the influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," died on Thursday, April 17. He was 87.
Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez —
Gabriel García Márquez, the influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," died on Thursday, April 17. He was 87.
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García Márquez, a native of Colombia, talks on the phone at his home in 1982. He is widely credited with helping to popularize the "magical realism" genre.
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García Márquez, a native of Colombia, talks on the phone at his home in 1982. He is widely credited with helping to popularize the "magical realism" genre.
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, right, presents García Márquez with the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 1982.
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, right, presents García Márquez with the Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10, 1982.
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American actor and director Robert Redford sits with García Márquez in Havana, Cuba, in 1988.
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American actor and director Robert Redford sits with García Márquez in Havana, Cuba, in 1988.
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García Márquez poses for a portrait in Paris in 1990.
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García Márquez poses for a portrait in Paris in 1990.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro speaks with García Márquez at the annual cigar festival in Havana in 2000. The author was a vocal leftist and defender of Castro's Cuba.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro speaks with García Márquez at the annual cigar festival in Havana in 2000. The author was a vocal leftist and defender of Castro's Cuba.
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García Márquez gestures during a 2005 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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García Márquez gestures during a 2005 meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks with García Márquez at the IV International Congress of the Spanish Language in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2007. García Márquez was regularly denied visas by the United States until President Clinton, a fan of "Solitude," revoked the ban.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks with García Márquez at the IV International Congress of the Spanish Language in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2007. García Márquez was regularly denied visas by the United States until President Clinton, a fan of "Solitude," revoked the ban.
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García Márquez waves out the window of a train in 2007 upon arriving in his hometown of Aracataca, Colombia.
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García Márquez waves out the window of a train in 2007 upon arriving in his hometown of Aracataca, Colombia.
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García Márquez greets the media on his 87th birthday in Mexico city on March 6.
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García Márquez greets the media on his 87th birthday in Mexico city on March 6.
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