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First prize in the competition of the Association of writers and artists, for his story one day after Saturday (1955)
It's about the unexplained death of the birds, which were falling dead anywhere, the father of the (very old) people, didn't find a logical explanation to the phenomenon and attributed it to the demon. -
The novel ESSO Award for evil hour (1961)
"Bad time" is the third novel by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez.
It is a work in which the author recounts without counting, we can mention a great example is, when die Pastor, the mayor asks the doctor to do the autopsy and the judge that lift the corpse, one says: "so now we do autopsies" and the other "and where it came from this daily? It is then easier to understand why the high walls of the small courtyard of the barracks were marbled with impacts of shells and dried blood. -
Doctorate honoris causa of the University of Columbia in New York. (1971)
The title of Doctor Honoris Causa is awarded in recognition of the life experiences of an individual or their contributions in a specific field. It is normally a doctorate and in some cases a master's degree or title of Professor, and it is conferred by an institution which has overlooked the usual requirements of tuition, residence, study and approval of tests. -
Rómulo Gallegos Prize for one hundred years of solitude. (1972)
Rómulo Gallegos international novel prize was created in honor of novelist and Venezuelan politician of the same name on 6 August 1964 by a decree promulgated by the then President of Venezuela, Raúl Leoni. Initially its goal was reward Latin American novels, but from the 1990s expanded throughout the Spanish-speaking area. The first author not American to receive the award was Javier Marías. -
Medal of the legion of honor French in Paris. (1981)
The Legion of Honor (Légion d ' Honneur), the most famous and important French distinctions, was established by Napoleón I.La order is awarded to men and women, whether they are French or foreign, merit today currency within the scope of civil or military. -
Nobel Prize in literature. (1982)
According to the Swedish Academy, Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize "for his novels and short stories, in which fantasy and reality are combined into a world of imagination, reflecting the lives and conflicts of a continent". -
Mexico Aztec Eagle Award. (1982)
The distinction is the highest award bestowed by the Government of Mexico foreigners in order to recognize the prominent services provided to Mexico or humanity.
The Mexican order of the Aztec Eagle, highest award given to foreigners, the Government of Mexico meets 77 years of its creation on December 29 and is an award with which characters in the most various fields of human activity have been distinguished. -
Forty years of the circle of Bogotá journalists award.(1985)
According to the Swedish Academy, Garcia Marquez won the Nobel Prize "for his novels and short stories, in which fantasy and reality are combined into a world of imagination, reflecting the lives and conflicts of a continent". -
Honorary Member of the Caro and Cuervo Institute in Bogota. (1993)
Its purpose is to support the Caro and Cuervo Institute in its fundamental purposes such as defense, enrichment, and the discussion of intangible heritage in linguistic and material Colombian entity protects. -
Doctorate honoris causa of the University of Cádiz. (1994)
The title of Doctor Honoris Causa is awarded in recognition of the life experiences of an individual or their contributions in a specific field. It is normally a doctorate and in some cases a master's degree or title of Professor, and it is conferred by an institution which has overlooked the usual requirements of tuition, residence, study and approval of tests. -
A Museum in his name.
The Colombian Government ended rebuild the House where was born García Márquez in Aracataca, since it had been demolished 40 years ago, and opened a museum dedicated to his memory with more than 14 rooms that recreate the spaces in which he spent his childhood in it.
