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Colombian author García Márquez had secret Mexican daughter
Read full article: Colombian author García Márquez had secret Mexican daughterFor decades renowned Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez kept the public from knowing about an intimate aspect of his life: He had a daughter with a Mexican writer, with whom he had an extramarital affair in the early 1990s.
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award
Read full article: Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book AwardThe National Book Foundation announced Friday that Karen Tei Yamashita has been awarded its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a $10,000 honor previously given to Toni Morrison, Robert Caro and Isabel Allende among others.