Solitude & Company

"Solitude & Company captures Gabo--the man, the times and the places that created him. How a man from the Caribbean made a universe that the world embraced. Everyone who loves Gabriel García Márquez's work will enjoy this wonderful book."--Benicio Del Toro
"Gabriel García Márquez was one of the greatest conversationalists the world has ever produced, and to draw his life in the words of others is nothing short of audacious. But here it is: Paternostro gives us an extraordinary portrait of Gabo, rich in sheer information but also in the best kind of literary gossip. Solitude & Company is outstanding as a work of journalism and a pleasure to read. This is as close as you'll ever get to spending a day with the master himself."--Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of The Sound of Things Falling
"If I may be allowed to mix up a metaphor: This is a kaleidoscopic cocktail of voices--vibrant, eloquent, intoxicating--inspired by that endlessly fascinating literary magician Gabriel García Márquez (a.k.a. Gabo/Gabito/etc.). And the cocktail has been mixed and shaken, expertly and knowingly, by Silvana Paternostro. ¡Salud!"--Gerald Martin, author of Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
"It would be difficult to imagine a writer and editor more qualified to assemble this oral history of García Márquez than Silvana Paternostro. Coming from the world and culture that spawned magical realism, she studied under and has continued to study the master of the genre; yet she has lived in America long enough to have a firm command of its cultural nuances, as well. Add to that her own gifts as an analyst and storyteller, and you have a volume that is both deeply insightful and a fitting testimonial--in short, an absolute gift."-- Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist and The Lessons of Terror: A History of Warfare Against Civilians