Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets journalists and neighbours on his birthday outside his house in Mexico City

Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets journalists and neighbours on his birthday outside his house in Mexico City

Gabriel Garcia Marquez greets journalists and neighbours on his birthday outside his house in Mexico City March 6, 2014. Garcia Marquez, the octogenarian titan of Latin American literature, celebrated his 87th birthday in Mexico City on Thursday at his home in the company of family and friends. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (MEXICO – Tags: SOCIETY)