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García Márquez · Discurso Nobel «La soledad de América Latina»

The full Nobel acceptance speech: rhetorical structure, magical-realist framing of Latin American history, formal academic register. Use after la-carta-de-motivacion as a model of how formal Spanish can be both elevated and politically charged. Excerpt the first 4 minutes for an AP-rubric-friendly listen.

Origin
Stockholm, 1982
Length
32 min · transcript also available
License
Public domain
Attribution

Gabriel García Márquez, «La soledad de América Latina», discurso de aceptación del Premio Nobel de Literatura, Estocolmo, 8 de diciembre de 1982. Nobel Foundation, dominio público.

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