Presents an anthology of eight short stories that illuminate the mythical world of Macondo.

Gathers examples of the Nobel prize-winning author's work as a journalist, including early writings, articles from his periods as a foreign correspondent in Europe and in New York, and pieces written after he became a successful novelist. "Esta antología pretende ser la muestra más representativa de la tensión narrativa entre periodismo y literatura que recorrió toda su trayectoria como reportero. Cubriendo cuatro décadas, este delicioso viaje...

"Un viejo coronel retirado espera que la patria le compense por los servicios prestados. Pero la patria permanece muda ..."--Page 4 of cover.

When she is bitten by a rabid dog in colonial South America, twelve-year-old Sierva María is sent to a convent to endure torturous therapies and meets bookish Father Cayetano Delaura, with whom she shares a doomed affair.

Tells the story of the gradual modernization of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family.

As a boy, Gabito had the ability to imagine many things. He lived in a small house with a large family. He would grow up to become a writer known as Gabriel García Márquez. Sumario en español: Como un niño, Gabito tenía la capacidad de imaginar muchas cosas. Él vivió en una pequeña casa con una gran familia. Él llega a ser un escritor conocido como Gabriel García Márquez.

"Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. He is a tremendous figure, enormously talented, and unabashedly admired. This is his story, lovingly told, for children to enjoy. Using the imagery from...