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Gabriel García Márquez

Nobel Prize-winning author who pioneered magical realism

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Gabriel García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, journalist, and screenwriter, best known for popularizing the literary style of magical realism. His most celebrated novel, "One Hundred Years of Solitude," is considered a masterpiece of world literature. In 1982, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his rich and imaginative storytelling that wove the fantastic with the political and personal.

A quote from Gabriel García Márquez about their education:

"I do not believe there is a method better than Montessori for making children sensitive to the beauties of the world and awakening their curiosity regarding the secrets of life"

Education

Montessori

Notes

Gabriel García Márquez attended a Montessori school in Colombia, where he credited the freedom to explore and observe with sparking his early love of storytelling and imagination.

Notable Achievements
  • Nobel Prize in Literature (1982)
  • Author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
  • Leading voice in Latin American literature and magical realism
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