Which Colombian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Which Colombian writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• A. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• B. Pablo Neruda
• C. Octavio Paz
• D. Mario Vargas Llosa

Answer: (A)

Gabriel García Márquez is the Colombian writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He received the award in 1982 for his influential novels that fuse magical realism with deep reflections on Latin American history and society, most famously in One Hundred Years of Solitude. The other writers listed are notable Nobel laureates but from different countries: Pablo Neruda is Chilean and won in 1971; Octavio Paz is Mexican and won in 1990; Mario Vargas Llosa is Peruvian and won in 2010. Therefore, the correct choice reflects the Colombian laureate, Gabriel García Márquez.

Gabriel García Márquez is the Colombian writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He received the award in 1982 for his influential novels that fuse magical realism with deep reflections on Latin American history and society, most famously in One Hundred Years of Solitude. The other writers listed are notable Nobel laureates but from different countries: Pablo Neruda is Chilean and won in 1971; Octavio Paz is Mexican and won in 1990; Mario Vargas Llosa is Peruvian and won in 2010. Therefore, the correct choice reflects the Colombian laureate, Gabriel García Márquez.