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Quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“The only thing worse than bad health is a bad name.”

Quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a renowned Colombian novelist and a leading figure in the magical realism literary movement. His works, characterized by a unique blend of reality and fantasy, have won him widespread acclaim. His most famous novel, 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', is considered a masterpiece of Latin American literature. more

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