The Fragrance of Guava

The Fragrance of Guava is a book based on the long conversations between Gabriel García Márquez and his close friend Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza.

[1] Mendoza became a friend who helped García Márquez during the most difficult years: he fed him, offered a job, gave him money, read his manuscripts, he protected him.

[1] The book includes fourteen chapters about the different details of Gabriel García Márquez's life, from his origins, family, readings and influences to his works, politics, women, superstitions, and fame.

[5] The conversation began talking about the personal life of the author, the ancestors of García Márquez, Aracataca his hometown, his grandparents; the book describes several of events that influenced García Márquez works, how his grandmother talked with deceased relatives and the death of his grandfather.

In the book, Mendoza asked about García Márquez's relatives, and how a character of Leaf Storm resembles his grandfather.