Gabriel García Márquez books in order
Colombian writer and Nobel laureate
- Lived
- 1927–2014
- Country
- Colombia
- Books
- 35
Gabriel García Márquez published 14 novels, 8 novellas, 5 short story collections, 4 non-fiction books and 4 other books, beginning with Sebastian Valenzuela (1955). The best-known is One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967).
Updated September 2026
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez's most-read book, rated by 89 Open Library readers.
Shortest way in
El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
One of the most-read, at about 105 pages.
Standalone novels in order
In Evil Hour (1962)
There Are No Thieves in This Village (1962)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
Innocent Ereédira and Other Stories (1972)
The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975)
Clandestine in Chile (1985)
Love in the Time of Cholera (1985)
The General in His Labyrinth (1989)
Collected Novellas (1990)
Of Love and Other Demons (1994)
News of a Kidnapping (1996)
Living to Tell the Tale (2002)
100 Years of Solitude (2016)
Until August (Mar 2024)
Novellas in order
Sebastian Valenzuela (1955)
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor (1955)
El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba (1961)
No One Writes to the Colonel (1961)
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndia and Her Heartless Grandmother (1972)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981)
El Olor De La Guayaba (1982)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2004)
Short story collections in order
Big Mama's Funeral (1962)
Eyes of a Blue Dog (1972)
Leaf Storm and Other Stories (1972)
Collected Stories (1984)
Strange Pilgrims (1992)
Non-fiction in order
Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín (1986)
The Best of Granta Travel (1991)
For the Sake of a Country Within Reach of the Children (1996)
I'm Not Here to Give a Speech (2010)
Other books in order
Chronik Eines Angekündigten Todes (1981)
Hundred Years of Solitude (2000)
Relato De Un Naufrago (Premio Nobel 1982) (2003)
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (2014)
Film and TV adaptations
- Farewell to the Ark (1984)Film · from One Hundred Years of Solitude
- One Hundred Years of SolitudeTV · from One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)Film · from Chronicle of a Death Foretold
- Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)Film · from Love in the Time of Cholera
- Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011)Film · from Memories of My Melancholy Whores
About Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Gabriel García Márquez FAQ
- How many books has Gabriel García Márquez written?
- Gabriel García Márquez published 14 novels, 8 novellas, 5 short story collections, 4 non-fiction books and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Gabriel García Márquez's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- What is Gabriel García Márquez's last book?
- 100 Years of Solitude (2016).
- What is Gabriel García Márquez's most famous book?
- One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) is Gabriel García Márquez's most widely read book.
- Which Gabriel García Márquez books have been adapted?
- 4 books have been adapted for film or TV, including One Hundred Years of Solitude (as Farewell to the Ark, film, 1984), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (film, 1987), Love in the Time of Cholera (film, 2007) and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (film, 2011).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.