Once you read a book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez you have to read it again. The first time you read the letters and the second time you savour the mind of Marquez.
My first book of this legendary Colombian novelist was One Hundred Years of Solitude. I must admit I initially did not 'get' him but somewhere (after 50 pages) along the book, I was amazed by the freedom with which he wrote. I was asking 'why' and then went on to 'how' . There is an abandon in his style, his confidence of deviating from the familiar lines of our mind and taking us to a different world - thus the tag - 'magic realism'.
Collected Stories is an anthology of twenty six stories in chronological order of their 1950 - 70 publication from three different volumes -Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. The themes are broadly based on death, deeply set human traits, and poverty.
Eyes of a Blue Dog (1950) - Eleven stories
The characters in this section have inner speeches about life and death. The conversations are mostly about human mortality. A very abstract approach to story telling, these were still his initial years of writing so many authors have called Eyes of a Blue Dog as an experimental phase for Marquez.
Some of the stories are like a psychoanalytical dialogue between 'mostly' two ,but not limiting, to two people. Like a whirlpool of murky thoughts, this section can pull your mind in.
Big Mama’s Funeral (1962) - Eight stories
Largely set in Marquez' self-created town, Macondo, the characters here are taking shape unlike the vague and smoky Eyes of a Blue Dog. Many characters from the Buendia family are featured here. There is an attempt at dark humor here through portraying human corruption, poverty vs plenty and social class.
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother (1968) - Seven stories
Confession here - I had initially picked up the book to read the story A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings as part of my book club read. As I said earlier, I was not keen on reading magic realism but thanks to the wonderful guys at the boob club, I am glad I made myself pick a genre which is not in my comfort zone. And so it is part of my book challenge too TreezBooks2020. Check out my Bookstagram stories and the highlight TreezBooks2020 for more.
My book challenge TreezBooks2020
Coming back to this section of the book, the stories here center mainly on abuse, emotional power of one human on the other, the owning or lack of it of ones's body and rich symbolism.
Its incredible to have read this collection which was written over a period of twenty years. Combining magic with a unique naturalness, Gabo has left a irreplaceable legacy.
My first book of this legendary Colombian novelist was One Hundred Years of Solitude. I must admit I initially did not 'get' him but somewhere (after 50 pages) along the book, I was amazed by the freedom with which he wrote. I was asking 'why' and then went on to 'how' . There is an abandon in his style, his confidence of deviating from the familiar lines of our mind and taking us to a different world - thus the tag - 'magic realism'.
Collected Stories is an anthology of twenty six stories in chronological order of their 1950 - 70 publication from three different volumes -Eyes of a Blue Dog, Big Mama's Funeral, and The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. The themes are broadly based on death, deeply set human traits, and poverty.
Eyes of a Blue Dog (1950) - Eleven stories
The characters in this section have inner speeches about life and death. The conversations are mostly about human mortality. A very abstract approach to story telling, these were still his initial years of writing so many authors have called Eyes of a Blue Dog as an experimental phase for Marquez.
Some of the stories are like a psychoanalytical dialogue between 'mostly' two ,but not limiting, to two people. Like a whirlpool of murky thoughts, this section can pull your mind in.
Big Mama’s Funeral (1962) - Eight stories
Largely set in Marquez' self-created town, Macondo, the characters here are taking shape unlike the vague and smoky Eyes of a Blue Dog. Many characters from the Buendia family are featured here. There is an attempt at dark humor here through portraying human corruption, poverty vs plenty and social class.
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother (1968) - Seven stories
Confession here - I had initially picked up the book to read the story A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings as part of my book club read. As I said earlier, I was not keen on reading magic realism but thanks to the wonderful guys at the boob club, I am glad I made myself pick a genre which is not in my comfort zone. And so it is part of my book challenge too TreezBooks2020. Check out my Bookstagram stories and the highlight TreezBooks2020 for more.
My book challenge TreezBooks2020
Coming back to this section of the book, the stories here center mainly on abuse, emotional power of one human on the other, the owning or lack of it of ones's body and rich symbolism.
Its incredible to have read this collection which was written over a period of twenty years. Combining magic with a unique naturalness, Gabo has left a irreplaceable legacy.
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