‘Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes,’ by Rodrigo Garcia book review

Simply as he did on the event of his father’s demise, Rodrigo avoids connections between García Márquez and the characters in his father’s complicated, endlessly analyzed works. As a substitute, he has written an intimate and surprisingly relatable chronicle of grief and acceptance, albeit one which additionally affords a glimpse into probably the most well-known literary figures of all time. Although the guide is hardly a tell-all, it does supply some intriguing tidbits. For instance, Rodrigo reveals that García Márquez didn’t wish to preserve early drafts of his books, so when Rodrigo and his brother, Gonzalo, had been younger, García Márquez requested them to “sit on the ground of his examine and assist him rip up total variations” of his work and discard them — “an sad picture, I’m certain, of scholars of his course of.”