{"product_id":"9780241360880-im-not-here-to-give-a-speech","title":"I'm Not Here to Give a Speech","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenguin presents \u003ci\u003eI'm Not Here to Give a Speech\u003c\/i\u003e, the complete speeches of Nobel laureate and beloved novelist Gabriel García Márquez collected and published in English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabriel García Márquez has charmed generations of readers with his distinctive and richly expressive style. His talent for language is seen here as never before, in the public speeches he gave throughout his extraordinary life. These speeches chart Márquez's growth as a writer and orator, from an early talk given as a teenager graduating high school to his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize. They offer new insight into the workings of the author's mind, drawing a portrait of Marquez as a writer and as a man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a rare gem from a writer who touched readers across the globe. \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Here to Give a Speech\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-buy for anyone who ever fell in love with Macondo or cherished a battered copy of \u003ci\u003eLove in the Time of Cholera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Gabriel García Márquez:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'The greatest novel in any language of the last fifty years' Salman Rushdie on \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Should be required reading for the entire human race' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A masterpiece' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eChronicle of a Death Foretold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'As a reading experience it is completely magical' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eLiving to Tell the Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It asks to be read more than twice, and the rewards are dazzling' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Autumn of the Patriarch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Márquez writes in this lyrical, magical language that no-one else can do' Salman Rusdhie on \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449665663350,"sku":"9780241360880","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32251238.jpg?v=1760446374","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241360880-im-not-here-to-give-a-speech","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}