Bushnell, David, The Making of Modern Colombia: A Nation in Spite of Itself, University of California Press, 1993.

Bushnell, a noted Colombia scholar, examines the country's history, focusing on the fact that it has managed to develop into a modern, democratic country in spite of the drug traffickers, guerrillas, and other stereotypes that the rest of the modern world often associates with the country.

McNerney, Kathleen, Understanding Gabriel García Márquez, University of South Carolina Press, 1989.

This book provides a great guide to understanding the author's major works, including One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Autumn of the Patriarch, and Love in the Time of Cholera. McNerney also examines the author's shorter works as well as his dual interest in journalism and fiction.

Pelayo, Ruben, Gabriel García Márquez: A Critical Companion, Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers series, Greenwood Publishing...