The Solitude of Latin America


Today, while browsing the official website of The Nobel Prize in Literature I got fascinated by the acceptance lectures given by the winners of this most prestigious award in the world literature. I found Gabriel García Márquez's, winner of the The Prize in 1982, account of Latin American dictators very interesting. Here is the link for those who would want to read what he said some 26 years ago.

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