The General In His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The General in His Labyrinth: A Novel by Gabriel García Márquez

A Fascinating Tour de Force. From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a moving tribute to an extraordinary man, General Simon Bolivar.

Plot Overview: The Final Journey of "The Liberator"

General Simon Bolivar, known as "the Liberator" of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life.

Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful in love, war, and politics, he still dances with such enthusiasm and skill that his witnesses cannot believe he is ill. Aflame with memories of the power that he commanded and the dream of continental unity that eluded him, he is a moving exemplar of how much can be won—and lost—in a life.

Critical Praise

• “A fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man.” —Margaret Atwood, The New York Times Book Review
• “A distinguished book. . . . García Márquez splendidly presents his image of Latin America and of a great man redux.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
• “Passage after passage shines with the brilliance of Mr. García Márquez. . . . His general, however, is not only magic, but real.” —The Wall Street Journal
• “A stunning portrait, convincing and poignant. . . . A tour de force.” —San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author

Gabriel García Márquez was born in Colombia in 1927. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. He is the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love In The Time Cholera, and The Autumn Of The Patriarch.

Product Details

• Title: The General in His Labyrinth
• Author: Gabriel García Márquez
• Genre: Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction