Novelist Gabriel Marquez natural senility

Well-known novelist and 1982 Nobel Literature laureate, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, aka dementia memory loss, according to her brother.

Jaime Garcia Marquez, Gabriel's brother, said that to his students in a lecture hall at a college in Cartagena, Colombia.

According to him, the author of the novel One Hundred Years of Silence (1967) was several times called him to ask something again and again.


"My sister was in trouble with his memory .. Sometimes I cry because I miss him," said Jaime

Jaime is a member of the family of Gabriel who spoke openly to the public about the condition of the old memories of the famous author's 85 years old.

Prior to her sister Jaime reveal the last condition, such as the BBC reported in Colombia, Arturo Wallace, have been rumors about memory problems novelist who is also known as a journalist, publisher, and at the same time the Colombian political activist.

Long time no write
In a statement, Jaime said he could not resist the urge to talk about dementia aka senility of his older brother.

"Physically, he's fine, but he has been suffering from dementia in a long span of time," said Jaime.

She admitted that her brother had not been written.

However, "my brother still likes a joke, always cheerful and enthusiastic," he explained further.

A novel by Gabriel's most famous, and so-called magical realism style, One Hundred Years of Silence (1967) has been translated into many languages ​​and has sold over 10 million copies.

Currently, Gabriel Garcia Marquez lives in Mexico and later to the general public is rarely performed.