A+Storyteller+Tells+His+Own+Story

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507EEDC113BF93AA35753C1A9649C8B63

This is a New York Times story about Gabriel Garcia Marquez's memoir Living to Tell the Tale. It gives many ideas about where his inspiration. For instance, it says that Columbia's history of a violent massacre of banana workers left an image ingrained in him and also affected his lefty political views. This gives us an idea of what Garcia Marquez's purpose for writing may be. Also, this article deals with his recent battle with cancer. This battle inspired him to start writing his memoir, and he did so exclusively, trying to cancel all interruption. The article also points out that this "single-minded pursuit" had not been seen since "One Hundred Years of Solitude." This gives the memoir and our book similarity in the way it was written. Furthermore, Garcia Marquez was deeply affected by death around him. This becomes apparent in his books as most of his books start with death. While writing his memoir, his mother and two brothers died, all amidst his own fight with cancer. Clearly his memoir was affect by this. This article helps us know a little bit about Garcia Marquez's background, and gives an explanation and perhaps foreshadow of events to come in "One Hundred Years of Solitude."