Which of the following are true about Gabriel García Márquez?
- A. He was a Caribbean novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.
- B. He was known as 'Gabo' or 'Gabito'.
- C. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
- D. Love in the Time of Cholera is a memoir.
- E. One Hundred Years of Solitude was published in 1967.
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Correct answer: C. B, C and E only
Explanation
Love in the Time of Cholera (1985) is a novel. The key treats 'Caribbean' as inexact for the Colombian writer, though he identified strongly with the Caribbean coast.
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