Gabriel García Márquez a jeho reportáze zpoza zelezné opony

MICHAL ZOUREK

Historicky obzor

doc. PhDr. Lukas Novotny

Lugar: Plzen; Año: 2018 p. 36 - 43

1210-6097

The study analyses the written testimonies left by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez describing his two journeys behind the Iron Curtain that he made in 1955 and 1957. These testimonies are interpreted in the context of the journeys of Latin American intellectuals to Eastern Europe as well as of the author?s artistic and ideological direction. The feelings that real socialism left in him led Márquez to a definitive dismiss of the idea that the Soviet model might be a model to follow. The set of eleven reportages represents an ironic criticism of the Soviet system. However, the weightof negative details is eased by frequent use of humour. This fact, together with the extraordinary narrative talent of the author, makes the articles timeless. This study aims to popularise these articles in the Czech context and at the same time to point out some of the previously unknown aspects of cultural relations of the Central and Eastern Europe with Latin America.