I Lived to Tell the Story

In this literary masterpiece, García Márquez recounts his life story from his birth in 1927, through his studies, where his writerly personality emerged, then the beginnings of his writing project, all the way to a pivotal moment in the 1950s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wife.
A biography characterized by the vitality of direct dialogue with the reader…a tale of the people, places, and events that formed the reservoir of García Márquez’s later writing. In this biography, we discover how the magic that characterized García Márquez’s works is rooted in the eccentricity of his family members and the profound influence of his mother and grandfather. We learn about his arduous work in journalism, which continued to attract him, the friends and teachers who encouraged and supported him, and the myths and secrets surrounding his beloved country, Colombia.
We learn about the details of García Márquez’s personality, which will emerge later…and above all, we realize that throughout his life, he was possessed by a burning desire to become a writer. García Márquez begins the book by talking about his mother and ends it by talking about his lover and companion, Mercedes. The long conversations and amazing relationships between them are worth telling.