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Caribbean Troubadour: Perspectives on the Life and Works of Gabriel García Márquez
Dr. Gustavo Arango, World Languages and Literatures
About the Lecture
Dr. Gustavo Arango from SUNY Oneonta’s World Languages and Literatures Department presents his latest work on the life and legacy of Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez. In Caribbean Troubadour: Perspectives on the Life and Works of Gabriel García Márquez, Dr. Arango offers a portrait of one of the most influential Latin American writers of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly uncovered archival materials, some published in English for the first time, Dr. Arango explores the literary roots and cultural influences that shaped García Márquez’s work, with particular attention to his Caribbean background and the legacy of the medieval troubadours. As part of his research, Dr. Arango spoke with García Márquez’s sons and encouraged them to publish an unfinished novel left behind by their father, offering new insight into the author’s creative legacy.
About Dr. Gustavo Arango
Dr. Gustavo Arango is a Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature at SUNY Oneonta. He has earned national and international recognition for his work as a scholar, journalist, and fiction writer. Before joining SUNY Oneonta, he served as editor of the literary magazine of El Universal, a major Colombian newspaper, where he was awarded the prestigious Colombian National Prize of Journalism Simón Bolívar Journalism Award in 1992.
Dr. Arango is the author of Caribbean Troubadour: Perspectives on the Life and Works of Gabriel García Márquez, a critical study that examines the Nobel laureate’s Caribbean roots and literary influences. His earlier work includes Un ramo de nomeolvides (A Bouquet of Forget-me-nots), which explores García Márquez’s beginnings as a journalist in Cartagena, and Un tal Cortázar (A Certain Cortázar), a biography of the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. He has also published collections of essays, short stories, and journalistic articles.