Until August

The master of magic realism’s slim and inventive last novel is a tale of forbidden love in later life … Inventively enjoyable and working to its surprising, pleasing ending. I read it straight through in one sitting, then got up the next day and did it again * The Times *A novel both sexy and disturbing. The novel’s chief concern is love, or more specifically sex – a subject Marquez always accorded the diligent, amused and unashamed attention it deserves. The lasting impression of Until August is one of deep feeling, astutely observed and beautifully conveyed * The Telegraph *Sunny, sultry, even tipsy, but with a genuine sting * Guardian *Though exceptional, fully developed female characters abound in Gabriel García Márquez’s work, only in his last novel, Until August, is a woman the uncontested protagonist on her own journey of self-discovery. A remarkable book * New York Review of Books *No writer since Dickens was so widely read, and so deeply loved, as Gabriel García Márquez – Salman RushdieOne of the greatest visionary writers – and one of my favourites from the time I was young – Barack ObamaFew writers can be said to have written books that have changed the whole course of literature. Gabriel García Márquez did just that * Guardian *The greatest Hispanic novelist since Cervantes * Independent *An exquisite writer, wise, compassionate and extremely funny * Sunday Telegraph *Contains enough tenderness and beauty to recommend it to García Márquez’s many fans * Wall Street Journal *

Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) was a short-story writer, novelist, journalist and a screenwriter from Colombia. He was a reporter for a Colombian newspaper, El Espectador, and also a foreign correspondent stationed in New York, Rome, Paris and Barcelona. Marquez is the author of numerous popular novels and short stories. He is well known for his unique literary style known as magical realism, in which he describes reality through magical events and elements. His most popular novels include Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.