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Mr. García Márquez is mostly remembered
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Mr. García Márquez is mostly remembered in terms of magical realism, being the style that...

Mr. García Márquez is mostly remembered in terms of magical realism, being the style that he worked in

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Mr. García Márquez is mostly remembered
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in terms of magical realism,
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being the style that he worked in.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:14
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
You know, the idea of magic being a part of everyday life, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
You know, the idea of magic being a part of everyday life,
Several people have said that Love in the Time of Cholera - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Several people have said that Love in the Time of Cholera
People, you know, it's the book everybody reads there. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
People, you know, it's the book everybody reads there.
I did think, as I read it, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
I did think, as I read it,
I find the beginning lines and beginning pages, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
I find the beginning lines and beginning pages,
I mean, it's not like, "Call me Ishmael," - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
I mean, it's not like, "Call me Ishmael,"
And this is a story of unrequited love. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And this is a story of unrequited love.
That was only at the end gets fulfilled - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
That was only at the end gets fulfilled
And so I think he's saying, in a way, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And so I think he's saying, in a way,
The explanation for Florentino - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
The explanation for Florentino
It affected him for the rest of his life, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
It affected him for the rest of his life,
Yes, he screwed all these women - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
Yes, he screwed all these women
Also, he was devastated - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Also, he was devastated
Right. As we all were, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Right. As we all were,
He went into the stateroom - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
He went into the stateroom
He was a human being, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
He was a human being,
It was surreal in many respects, magical realism, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
It was surreal in many respects, magical realism,
I felt it so perceptive about what it means to be married, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
I felt it so perceptive about what it means to be married,
I mean, I was personally affected - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:18
I mean, I was personally affected
So I think both characters were very sympathetic. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
So I think both characters were very sympathetic.