<P> After writing One Hundred Years of Solitude García Márquez returned to Europe , this time bringing along his family , to live in Barcelona , Spain , for seven years . The international recognition García Márquez earned with the publication of the novel led to his ability to act as a facilitator in several negotiations between the Colombian government and the guerrillas , including the former 19th of April Movement ( M - 19 ) , and the current FARC and ELN organizations . The popularity of his writing also led to friendships with powerful leaders , including one with former Cuban president Fidel Castro , which has been analyzed in Gabo and Fidel : Portrait of a Friendship . It was during this time that he was punched in the face by Mario Vargas Llosa in what became one of the largest feuds in modern literature . In an interview with Claudia Dreifus in 1982 García Márquez notes his relationship with Castro is mostly based on literature : `` Ours is an intellectual friendship . It may not be widely known that Fidel is a very cultured man . When we 're together , we talk a great deal about literature . '' This relationship was criticized by Cuban exile writer Reinaldo Arenas , in his 1992 memoir Antes de que Anochezca ( Before Night Falls ) . </P>
<P> After writing One Hundred Years of Solitude García Márquez returned to Europe , this time bringing along his family , to live in Barcelona , Spain , for seven years . The international recognition García Márquez earned with the publication of the novel led to his ability to act as a facilitator in several negotiations between the Colombian government and the guerrillas , including the former 19th of April Movement ( M - 19 ) , and the current FARC and ELN organizations . The popularity of his writing also led to friendships with powerful leaders , including one with former Cuban president Fidel Castro , which has been analyzed in Gabo and Fidel : Portrait of a Friendship . It was during this time that he was punched in the face by Mario Vargas Llosa in what became one of the largest feuds in modern literature . In an interview with Claudia Dreifus in 1982 García Márquez notes his relationship with Castro is mostly based on literature : `` Ours is an intellectual friendship . It may not be widely known that Fidel is a very cultured man . When we 're together , we talk a great deal about literature . '' This relationship was criticized by Cuban exile writer Reinaldo Arenas , in his 1992 memoir Antes de que Anochezca ( Before Night Falls ) . </P>
name the book which turned gabriel garcia marquez into global figure as a writer
name the book which turned gabriel garcia marquez into global figure as a writer
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude