Question

Why was it appropriate for Gabriel García Márquez to talk about a political issue in his Nobel speech?

Answer 1

Answer:

Because Nobel speeches are often used for this type of discussion is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a Colombian writer who was given the Nobel Prize in 1982. His most famous works include One Hundred Years of Solitude, News of a Kidnapping, and Love in the Time of Cholera, among many others. Garcia Marquez explored both in his fiction and non-fiction works political issues, such as life in Colombia during the era of Pablo Escobar or different gender roles.

When he was awarded the Nobel, he delivered a speech entitled The Solitude of Latin America, where he talks about colonial legacies and daily struggles. It was not inappropriate since this stage is usually taken this way; as another example, we can recall Svetlana Alexievich's speech when she won the Nobel a couple of years ago; during her speech, she talked about living and writing in the USSR as a woman and how difficult it had been.