Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014), writer and journalist

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Considered one of the most significant authors of .. Read more »the 20th century and one of the best in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on, he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Nobel Prize for Literature Gabriel García Márquez
Nominal:	30 $
Year:	1982
Size:	30 x 40 mm
Perforation:	13¾ x 14
Mintage:	1,250,000