The incredible story of a man that survived in the sea

Gabriel García Márquez is the author of this fascinating story. The book is called "El Relato de un Náufrago" and it is about a ship that sank in the Caribbean and how the only man who survived, spent 10 days by himself in the sea. The man's name was Luis Alejandro Velasco and when he went home after fighting with lots of difficulties, he told his story to the author of this book.

It's not a very long or complicated book; I read it when I was in high shcool and I really liked it. What I like the most about this story is that García Márquez describes perfectly the man's situation in the sea. The author gives all the details about the character's surroundings and limitations.

He describes carefully how this desperate man saw how his mates drown and he couldn't do anything about it. One part that amazed me was that, at one point, Luis was very hungry and he had to catch a seagull but he couldn't eat it. Then he had to confront the sharks because of the seagull's blood on the boat and a fish he could catch but they got it. The sun was another enemy of Luis, it was really suffocating and burning his skin at all times.

I like García Márquez a lot because of his interesting way of writing and how he puts the reader literally inside the character's world. When I read it I could almost feel the hunger, loneliness and thirst Luis felt, it is a great book and I strongly recommend it.