Nobel-winning Colombian novelist and short story writer Gabriel García Márquez, considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century, is in the news again eight years after his death. According to a report in a British daily National Newspaper, Marquez had an extramarital affair with Mexican writer Susana Cato in the 1990s and had a daughter, who was named Indira after former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The report also said that Marquez praised Ms Gandhi, who was the first to congratulate her when she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. It was a Colombian newspaper – El Universal – that first reported the story on 16 January. The Associated Press then confirmed this to two of Marquez’s relatives. The daughter, Indira Kato, now 30 years old, is living with her mother’s surname and is a documentary filmmaker in Mexico City.
Since Marquez is in the news again – for good or bad – there is no way his brilliant works can be abandoned. Here are six of his short and surprising stories that you need to read.
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