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One Hundred Years of Solitude

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a multi-generational saga that follows the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo. The novel weaves magical realism throughout its narrative, exploring themes of solitude, destiny and the cyclical nature of history. As the family's stories unfold, their experiences reflect broader societal and cultural changes.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy epic tales that weave through the multigenerational saga of a family in a whimsical town. It's a masterful blend of magical realism and intricate storytelling, exploring themes of love, memory, and the passage of time. If you're drawn to rich narratives with vivid imagery and emotional depth, this book offers a captivating journey.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles. A microcosm of Columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book and only Aureliano Buendia can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny.

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Famously associated with the term 'magical realism', Gabriel Garcia Marquez is probably South America's most famous literary export.

An acknowledged masterpiece, this is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they have built. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles.

A microcosm of Colombian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book, and only Aureliano Buendía can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny. Blending political reality with magical realism, fantasy with comic invention, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most daringly original works of the twentieth century.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude is celebrated for Gabriel García Márquez's captivating storytelling, which draws readers into a richly woven narrative. The novel's enchanting quality and its ability to mesmerise readers are often highlighted, as evidenced by Dua Lipa's reflection that the book placed her under a spell.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141184999

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 August 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Gregory Rabassa
  • Translated by Gregory Rabassa
  • Translated by Gregory Rabassa

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 317g

Pages: 432

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Fiction Gabriel Garcia Marquez General Fiction Literary Fiction Most Popular Books of All Time Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Author) Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in 1927. He studied at the National University of Colombia in Bogota, and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas and New York. He is the author of several novels and collections of stories, including Eyes of a Blue Dog (1947), Leaf Storm (1955), No One Writesto the Colonel (1958), In Evil Hour (1962), Big Mama's Funeral (1962), One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), Innocent Erendira and Other Stories (1972), The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981), Love in the Time of Cholera (1985), The General in His Labyrinth (1989), Strange Pilgrims (1992), Of Love and Other Demons (1994) and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2005). Many of his books arepublished by Penguin. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Gabriel Garcia Marquez died in 2014.

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