Gabriel García Márquez received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, making them laureate number 79 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are the only writer from Colombia to have won the prize.
Our pick for reading Gabriel García Márquez for the first time is Cien años de soledad. It is one of the most widely read Nobel books in the world and an easy way in.
One Hundred Years of Solitude follows seven generations of the Buendía family in Macondo, an invented town where magic is part of everyday life. It is the masterpiece of magical realism and is estimated to have sold more than 50 million copies. Tip: keep the family tree handy, because many characters share the same names.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.