Colombia


Please write a commentary about what book I should read that it is writen by a Native and that takes place in Colombia. Thanks for your help!

2 comentarios:

Anonymous said...

Hi Anna!

Well, there's a very famous colombian writer named Gabriel García Márquez. I believe that most of his books take place in Macondo, an imaginary place which characteristics resemble traditional towns of the coastal region of Colombia.

He actually got a novel prize for a book named Cien años de soledad (100 years of solitudeness) and unfortunately I have not read it yet (his style is sometimes too descriptive for my taste). Some of his books I really enjoyed were El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, crónica de una muerte anunciada y La mala hora. However, he's written many other books, so you can actually choose one according to your own taste.

Regards,

Gloria

PS. I strongly recommend you to read them in spanish, if possible.

Anonymous said...

De Gabriel García Márquez te recomiendo "100 años de soledad" aunque Gloria diga que es un poco descriptivo no hace mucho que lo leí y es IMPRESIONANTE.
Si no quieres leer tanto, "Crónica de una muerte anunciada" es breve y también sorprende a pesar que te cuenta lo que va a pasar en la primera línea.
Mbl