Gabriel Garcia Marquez Influences

In the year of 1960, there was a huge explosion. However not the kind you are thinking of, it was an explosion of poetry and literature, known as the Latin Boom. The Latin Boom brought more opportunities to people in Spanish countries. The Latin American boom was a movement of literature. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a big influence during this literary movement. With his magical realism, inspired by his grandparents, Marquez told stories about real-life events. Marquez’s work influenced and inspired many Latin countries to increase the amount of Latin American literature within education.
During Gabriel’s early life, he would stay with his maternal grandparents. During his stay there they would tell him stories that caught his attention. His