Writer of novels and short stories: La hojarasca (1955), El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1961), Los funerales de la Mamá Grande (1962), La mala hora (1962) and Cien años de soledad (1967) among others.
Fiction: "The Trail Of Your Blood On The Snow", "Playboy" (USA), January 1984, p.90-91+128+248-252.
Fiction: "Miss Forbes's Summer Of Happiness", "Playboy" (USA), January 1986, p.78-80+88+186.
Fiction: "Sleeping Beauty And The Airplane", "Playboy" (USA), August 1993, p.80-81+140-141.
Novel: "Love in the Time of Cholera"
(November 13 to December 18, 2005) His short story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," was adapted by Nilo Cruz in A P.L.A.Y. production at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Andrew Tsao was director.
(2019) Book: "I'm Not Here to Give a Speech (Vintage International)". ISBN: 1101911182