One Hundred Years of Solitude: Popular Penguins

Name: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Popular Penguins
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141045634
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By Gabriel Garcia Márquez

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Summary

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a captivating tale of the Buendía family, living in the fictional town of Macondo. The story beautifully weaves magical realism with the intricate history and fate of seven generations, exploring themes of solitude, fate, and the cyclical nature of time. This novel masterfully highlights the intersections of personal and historical events in Latin America.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate captivating family sagas with elements of magical realism, intricate storytelling, and profound reflections on life and society. It offers a rich narrative filled with mysticism, tragedy, and the human experience, making it a classic that challenges and transports the reader.

One Hundred Years of Solitude: Popular Penguins

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Pipes and kettledrums herald the arrival of gypsies on their annual visit to Macondo, the newly founded village where Jose Arcadio Buendia and his strong-willed wife, Úrsula, have started their new life.

As the mysterious Melquiades excites Aureliano Buendia's father with new inventions and tales of adventure, neither can know the significance of the indecipherable manuscript that the old gypsy passes into their hands.

One Hundred Years of Solitude follows the Buendia family through generations, weaving a tapestry of magic realism and family saga that captures the imagination. Gabriel Garcia Márquez delivers a masterpiece that explores themes of love, nostalgia, and the search for identity.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is widely acclaimed for its richly woven narrative and unique magical realism. Critics often praise the novel's complex depiction of the Buendía family, while also highlighting Márquez's masterful storytelling and vivid imagery. Its exploration of themes such as solitude, love, and power has resonated deeply with readers, making it a classic in world literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141045634

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 432

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Fiction Gabriel Garcia Marquez General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born in 1927 near Aracataca, Colombia. He is the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, and Living to Tell the Tale, among other works of fiction and non-fiction. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. He lives in Mexico City. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on 6 March 1927 in Aractaca, Colombia, and died on 17 April 2014 in Mexico City, aged 87. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 for a body of work that includes novels, works of non-fiction and collections of short stories. His most famous works include Leaf Storm (1955), In Evil Hour (1962), One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), 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), News of a Kidnapping (1996), Living to Tell the Tale (2002) and Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2004).