Filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia will join the L.A. Times Book Club tonight to share the stories behind “A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes,” a memoir about his father, Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, and mother, Mercedes Barcha. (Alejandra Vega / AFP via Getty Images)Born in Colombia, García Márquez and Barcha spent many years living in Mexico City. In “Farewell,” Garcia recalls their trips to California to visit his family. (Eduardo Verdugo / AP)The L.A. Times Book Club has been discussing “ A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes” and García Márquez’s books during July. If you watched our Book Club event, here are the links referenced during the show.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 29, 2021 20:15 UTC