García Márquez: el Viaje a la Semilla
García Márquez: el Viaje a la Semilla
Overview
Sobre el libro García Márquez: El viaje a la semilla, la primera gran biografía sobre el Premio Nobel colombiano, que, desde su publicación en 1997, funda toda una saga de biografías suyas, tiene origen en dos preguntas que obsesionaron a Dasso Saldívar desde su juventud: ¿Quién es el hombre que escribió Cien años de soledad? ¿Cuál es la realidad histórica, cultural, familiar y personal que subyace en esta prodigiosa novela y en otros de sus grandes libros? En busca de respuesta, durante veinticinco años Saldívar viajó a los lugares esenciales de García Márquez, conversó con el escritor, sus padres, sus hermanos, sus familiares y sus amigos y colegas, como Carlos Fuentes, Álvaro Mutis y Rafael Escalona, realizó centenares de entrevistas, indagó en hemerotecas y archivos de Colombia, México, Cuba, España y Francia. El resultado es una biografía pionera e iluminadora sobre la vida y la obra de un escritor que a todos nos fascina con su invención y su genio. Comentarios "He tenido que leer tu libro durante tres noches seguidas, sin poder dejarlo. Es un gran libro, no sé cómo lo has hecho. Está muy bien documentado y escrito, y me gusta porque es la biografía que se parece a mí." Gabriel García Márquez a Dasso Saldívar "Si hubiera leído antes El viaje a la semilla, no habría escrito mis memorias." Gabriel García Márquez a Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza "Sinceramente creo que aunque se escribirán muchas biografías de Gabo, y aunque Gabo mismo nos ha contado en sus memorias los hechos que Dasso historió con fervor, es difícil que otro biógrafo logre darnos el soplo torrencial de ese viento de milagros poéticos que es la vida de García Márquez, y trasmitir el embrujo del mundo al que Gabo pertenece." William Ospina "Una biografía oportuna, amena y minuciosamente contada en 600 entretenidas páginas." Antonio Skármeta "Saldívar realiza una labor digna de elogio al separar la realidad de la ficción, en una vida pletórica de anécdotas. Un biografía exhaustiva y fascinante." Jonathan Holland, The European Magazine "Dasso Saldívar ofrece un trabajo extremadamente difícil y complejo, y su objetivo es uno: que cada palabra, cada frase, cada párrafo, sea un acto de responsabilidad ante el biografiado, ante la historia, ante los lectores y ante sí mismo. Su actitud respecto al trabajo biográfico debe ser aprendida por los colegas chinos." Lin Yi-an, Lectura China "Al modo de los grandes biógrafos británicos, informado, minucioso, prolijo, Dasso Saldívar se demora en ese tiempo biográfico, con un hilo conductor: por qué, cómo y cuándo Gabriel García Márquez recupera el mundo mágico de su infancia, en casa de sus abuelos en Aracataca, en un prodigioso viaje a la semilla." Luis Antonio de Villena, Qué Leer Acerca del autor Dasso Saldívar, nacido en San Julián, Antioquia, Colombia, en 1951, estudió Sociología y Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ciudad en la que reside. Ha ejercido el periodismo y la crítica literaria en diversos periódicos y revistas de Europa y América, como El viejo Topo, El País, El Paseante, El Espectador, Cuadernos Americanos y Afrique-Asie. Ha sido redactor de programas culturales de Televisión Española y fue cofundador de la revista Margen. En 1981 ganó el Premio Jauja de Cuentos y el Ministerio de Cultura de China le otorgó en 2002 el Premio Nacional a la Excelencia Literaria Extranjera en Versión China por García Márquez: El viaje a la semilla. Es autor del poemario Voces del barro y del libro XIX del siglo XX, sobre escritores colombianos. Actualmente trabaja en varias novelas, y, tras concluir Los soles de Amalfi, ha retomado La subasta del fuego, una recreación poética sobre el destierro de Manuela Sáenz, la amante de Bolívar, en el puerto peruano de Paita.Description
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Overview
Sobre el libro García Márquez: El viaje a la semilla, la primera gran biografía sobre el Premio Nobel colombiano, que, desde su publicación en 1997, funda toda una saga de biografías suyas, tiene origen en dos preguntas que obsesionaron a Dasso Saldívar desde su juventud: ¿Quién es el hombre que escribió Cien años de soledad? ¿Cuál es la realidad histórica, cultural, familiar y personal que subyace en esta prodigiosa novela y en otros de sus grandes libros? En busca de respuesta, durante veinticinco años Saldívar viajó a los lugares esenciales de García Márquez, conversó con el escritor, sus padres, sus hermanos, sus familiares y sus amigos y colegas, como Carlos Fuentes, Álvaro Mutis y Rafael Escalona, realizó centenares de entrevistas, indagó en hemerotecas y archivos de Colombia, México, Cuba, España y Francia. El resultado es una biografía pionera e iluminadora sobre la vida y la obra de un escritor que a todos nos fascina con su invención y su genio. Comentarios "He tenido que leer tu libro durante tres noches seguidas, sin poder dejarlo. Es un gran libro, no sé cómo lo has hecho. Está muy bien documentado y escrito, y me gusta porque es la biografía que se parece a mí." Gabriel García Márquez a Dasso Saldívar "Si hubiera leído antes El viaje a la semilla, no habría escrito mis memorias." Gabriel García Márquez a Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza "Sinceramente creo que aunque se escribirán muchas biografías de Gabo, y aunque Gabo mismo nos ha contado en sus memorias los hechos que Dasso historió con fervor, es difícil que otro biógrafo logre darnos el soplo torrencial de ese viento de milagros poéticos que es la vida de García Márquez, y trasmitir el embrujo del mundo al que Gabo pertenece." William Ospina "Una biografía oportuna, amena y minuciosamente contada en 600 entretenidas páginas." Antonio Skármeta "Saldívar realiza una labor digna de elogio al separar la realidad de la ficción, en una vida pletórica de anécdotas. Un biografía exhaustiva y fascinante." Jonathan Holland, The European Magazine "Dasso Saldívar ofrece un trabajo extremadamente difícil y complejo, y su objetivo es uno: que cada palabra, cada frase, cada párrafo, sea un acto de responsabilidad ante el biografiado, ante la historia, ante los lectores y ante sí mismo. Su actitud respecto al trabajo biográfico debe ser aprendida por los colegas chinos." Lin Yi-an, Lectura China "Al modo de los grandes biógrafos británicos, informado, minucioso, prolijo, Dasso Saldívar se demora en ese tiempo biográfico, con un hilo conductor: por qué, cómo y cuándo Gabriel García Márquez recupera el mundo mágico de su infancia, en casa de sus abuelos en Aracataca, en un prodigioso viaje a la semilla." Luis Antonio de Villena, Qué Leer Acerca del autor Dasso Saldívar, nacido en San Julián, Antioquia, Colombia, en 1951, estudió Sociología y Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ciudad en la que reside. Ha ejercido el periodismo y la crítica literaria en diversos periódicos y revistas de Europa y América, como El viejo Topo, El País, El Paseante, El Espectador, Cuadernos Americanos y Afrique-Asie. Ha sido redactor de programas culturales de Televisión Española y fue cofundador de la revista Margen. En 1981 ganó el Premio Jauja de Cuentos y el Ministerio de Cultura de China le otorgó en 2002 el Premio Nacional a la Excelencia Literaria Extranjera en Versión China por García Márquez: El viaje a la semilla. Es autor del poemario Voces del barro y del libro XIX del siglo XX, sobre escritores colombianos. Actualmente trabaja en varias novelas, y, tras concluir Los soles de Amalfi, ha retomado La subasta del fuego, una recreación poética sobre el destierro de Manuela Sáenz, la amante de Bolívar, en el puerto peruano de Paita.Description
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- Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
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You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
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- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
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- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
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You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
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If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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