Rodrigo Garcia – författare

The son of one of the greatest writers of our time—Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel García Márquez—remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss.In March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold. The woman who had been beside him for more than fifty years, his wife Mercedes Barcha, was not hopeful; her husband, affectionately known as “Gabo,” was then nearly 87 and battling dementia. I don't think we'll get out of this one, she told their son Rodrigo.Hearing his mother’s words, Rodrigo wondered, “Is this how the end begins?” To make sense of events as they unfolded, he began to write the story of García Márquez’s final days. The result is this intimate and honest account that not only contemplates his father’s mortality but reveals his remarkable humanity.Both an illuminating memoir and a heartbreaking work of reportage, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes transforms this towering genius from literary creator to protagonist, and paints a rich and revelatory portrait of a family coping with loss. At its center is a man at his most vulnerable, whose wry humor shines even as his lucidity wanes. Gabo savors affection and attention from those in his orbit, but wrestles with what he will lose—and what is already lost. Throughout his final journey is the charismatic Mercedes, his constant companion and the creative muse who was one of the foremost influences on Gabo’s life and his art.Bittersweet and insightful, surprising and powerful, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes celebrates the formidable legacy of Rodrigo’s parents, offering an unprecedented look at the private family life of a literary giant. It is at once a gift to Gabriel García Márquez’s readers worldwide, and a grand tribute from a writer who knew him well.

The son of one of the greatest writers of our time—Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel García Márquez—remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss.In March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold. The woman who had been beside him for more than fifty years, his wife Mercedes Barcha, was not hopeful; her husband, affectionately known as “Gabo,” was then nearly 87 and battling dementia. I don''t think we''ll get out of this one, she told their son Rodrigo.Hearing his mother’s words, Rodrigo wondered, “Is this how the end begins?” To make sense of events as they unfolded, he began to write the story of García Márquez’s final days. The result is this intimate and honest account that not only contemplates his father’s mortality but reveals his remarkable humanity.Both an illuminating memoir and a heartbreaking work of reportage, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes transforms this towering genius from literary creator to protagonist, and paints a rich and revelatory portrait of a family coping with loss. At its center is a man at his most vulnerable, whose wry humor shines even as his lucidity wanes. Gabo savors affection and attention from those in his orbit, but wrestles with what he will lose—and what is already lost. Throughout his final journey is the charismatic Mercedes, his constant companion and the creative muse who was one of the foremost influences on Gabo’s life and his art.Bittersweet and insightful, surprising and powerful, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes celebrates the formidable legacy of Rodrigo’s parents, offering an unprecedented look at the private family life of a literary giant. It is at once a gift to Gabriel García Márquez’s readers worldwide, and a grand tribute from a writer who knew him well.

The son of one of the greatest writers of our time—Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel García Márquez—remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss. “I find myself remembering that my father used to say that everyone has three lives: the public, the private, and the secret.” On a weekday morning in March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold.In this intimate and honest account on grief and death, Rodrigo Garcia not only contemplates his father’s mortality and remarkable humanity, but also his mother’s tremendous charm and tenderness. Mercedes Barcha, Gabo’s constant companion and creative muse, was one of the foremost influences on his life and art.A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes is a revelatory portrait of a family coping with loss and a rich depiction of a son’s love.

"This is a beautiful farewell to two extraordinary people. It enthralled and moved me, and it will move and enthrall anyone who has ever entered the glorious literary world of Gabriel García Márquez."—Salman Rushdie"In A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes Rodrigo Garcia finds the words that cannot be said, the moments that signal all that is possible to know about the passage from life to death, from what love brings and the loss it leaves. With details as rich as any giant biography, you will find yourself grieving as you read, grateful for the profound art that remains a part of our cultural heritage."—Walter Mosley, New York Times bestselling author of Down the River Unto the Sea"An intensely personal reflection on [Garcia''s] father''s legacy and his family bonds, tender in its treatment and stirring in its brevity."—Booklist (starred review)The son of one of the greatest writers of our time—Nobel Prize winner and internationally bestselling icon Gabriel García Márquez—remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss.In March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold. The woman who had been beside him for more than fifty years, his wife Mercedes Barcha, was not hopeful; her husband, affectionately known as "Gabo," was then nearly 87 and battling dementia. I don''t think we''ll get out of this one, she told their son Rodrigo. Hearing his mother''s words, Rodrigo wondered, "Is this how the end begins?" To make sense of events as they unfolded, he began to write the story of García Márquez''s final days. The result is this intimate and honest account that not only contemplates his father''s mortality but reveals his remarkable humanity.Both an illuminating memoir and a heartbreaking work of reportage, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes transforms this towering genius from literary creator to protagonist, and paints a rich and revelatory portrait of a family coping with loss. At its center is a man at his most vulnerable, whose wry humor shines even as his lucidity wanes. Gabo savors affection and attention from those in his orbit, but wrestles with what he will lose—and what is already lost. Throughout his final journey is the charismatic Mercedes, his constant companion and the creative muse who was one of the foremost influences on Gabo''s life and his art.Bittersweet and insightful, surprising and powerful, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes celebrates the formidable legacy of Rodrigo''s parents, offering an unprecedented look at the private family life of a literary giant. It is at once a gift to Gabriel García Márquez''s readers worldwide, and a grand tribute from a writer who knew him well. "You read this short memoir with a feeling of deep gratitude. Yes, it is a moving homage by a son to his extraordinary parents, but also much more: it is a revelation of the hidden corners of a fascinating life. A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes is generous, unsentimental and wise." —Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of The Sound of Things Falling"A warm homage filled with both fond and painful memories." —Kirkus  "Garcia''s limpid prose gazes calmly at death, registering pain but not being overcome by it . . . the result is a moving eulogy that will captivate fans of the literary lion." — Publishers Weekly

Mas que un libro para leer, podra decir que es una Gua de estudio, un manual autodidactico, que no pretende ensenar o imponer su idea acerca de la interpretacin del libro de libros, la Biblia, Mas bien, pretende motivar al lector, a buscar y encontrar por s mismo, sus grandes y absolutas verdades. Intenta aclarar el concepto de que la Biblia, es solo un libro de religin, que es ms que eso!, es un Manual de Vida, el consejo perfecto de Dios para que el hombre no solo aspire a la felicidad en el cielo, sino que pueda ser feliz, mientras transita por esta vida. Que el Cristianismo, ms que una Religin, es un modelo de vida que fue planeado por nuestro Fabricante, Dios.

»So ist das eben mit Ihrem Vater«, sagt seine Sekretärin zu mir. »Er kann sogar über Hässliches schön sprechen.«Als Gabriel García Márquez von seinen Ärzten im März 2014 ins Krankenhaus eingewiesen wird, setzt sofort ein riesiger Rummel ein, denn es gibt im Krankenhaus kaum jemanden, der nicht plötzlich dringend in seinem Zimmer etwas zu erledigen hätte. Nach der Untersuchung kommt die niederschmetternde Nachricht: Wahrscheinlich sei es Lungenkrebs, er habe nicht mehr lange zu leben. Die Familie beschließt, ihn nach Hause zu holen, wo sich die Situation schnell zuspitzt: Aus der ursprünglich prognostizierten Lebenserwartung von Monaten werden Wochen, dann nur noch 24 Stunden.Mit großer Wärme, in vielen Rückblicken und einer fast schon schelmischen Haltung zum Tod erinnert sich der Sohn, ein Filmemacher, in diesem wunderbaren Text an den Tod und das Leben seines Vaters, die außergewöhnlich symbiotische Beziehung seiner Eltern und den späteren Tod seiner Mutter, um beiden ein Denkmal zu setzen.