Gabriel García Márquez's last novel is published against his wishes
Until August is the last novel of the Nobel Prize-winning author, a work he asked his sons to destroy. But, nearly 10 years after his death, they have decided to publish his final novel.
by Carrie Kahn
Mar 06, 2024
3 minutes
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Before his death almost 10 years ago, Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez had nearly completed his final book. Struggling with the ravages of dementia, he told his sons to rip it up and never publish it.
But they decided to go against his wishes and on Wednesday, on what would have been García Márquez's 97 birthday, they are releasing the novel in Spanish. (The English version will be out on March 12.)
Rodrigo Garcíasays his father told him and his younger brother, in Spanish, or in English, just did not work and that it made no sense.
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