Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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  • Barranquilla

    Barranquilla
    He moved to Barranquilla to start highschool.

  • studied law

    studied law
    Gabriel studied law at the National University in Columbia.

  • Went back to Barranquilla

    Went back to Barranquilla
    After he finished doing law he went back to Barranquilla.And starts his first novel " Leaf Storm".

  • Work

    Work
    He works for El Espectador about the columbia sailor.

  • Novel

    Novel
    The novel "Leaf Storm" was published.

  • Married

    Married
    He marries Mercedes Barcha in Barrinquilla.They remained married for the rest of their life.

  • Gives birth

    Gives birth
    He travels to Cuba on castros invitation. Mercedes gives birth to her first son Rodrigo.

  • Lives in Cuba

    Lives in Cuba
    He lives in Cuba for a long time.He writes another novel called "No one writes to the colonel"and that is published as well .

  • Another son and writes other novel.

    Another son and writes other novel.
    They haveanother son called Gonzalo.He writes several screenplays and works for publishersand advertising agencies.He writes another novel called "One hundred years of solitude".

  • Novel is published

    Novel is published
    "One hundred years of solitude"is published in June .They move to Spain staying there till 1975.

  • Wins the Noble prize

    Wins the Noble prize
    Gabriel Marquez wins the Noble prize for literature.

  • Fights cancer

    Fights cancer
    Gabriel marquez battles lymphatic cancer,wich goes into remission after chemotherapy treatment.

  • He dies

    He dies
    Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at his home in Mexico city on thursday at the age of 87.