The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin Amer…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and among the Latin American countries themselves through the Latins I met there. ✨ Interview with Marlise Simons, archive.nytimes.com. December 5, 1982.
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The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and among the Latin American countries themselves through the Latins I met there. ✨ Interview with Marlise Simons, archive.nytimes.com. December 5, 1982.

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