Why was it appropriate for Gabriel García Márquez to talk about a political issue in his Nobel speech?

A.

Because Nobel speeches are often used for this type of discussion

B.

Because you can talk about anything you want

C.

It was inappropriate

D.

Because his fiction doesn't explore political issues

Because Nobel speeches are often used for this type of discussion is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a Colombian writer who was given the Nobel Prize in 1982. His most famous works include One Hundred Years of Solitude, News of a Kidnapping, and Love in the Time of Cholera, among many others. Garcia Marquez explored both in his fiction and non-fiction works political issues, such as life in Colombia during the era of Pablo Escobar or different gender roles.

When he was awarded the Nobel, he delivered a speech entitled The Solitude of Latin America, where he talks about colonial legacies and daily struggles. It was not inappropriate since this stage is usually taken this way; as another example, we can recall Svetlana Alexievich's speech when she won the Nobel a couple of years ago; during her speech, she talked about living and writing in the USSR as a woman and how difficult it had been.