One Hundred Years of Solitude
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BOOKS AND WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
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'Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice'
Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and its miracles. A microcosm of Columbian 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 magic realism, fantasy and comic invention, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most daringly original works of the twentieth century.
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'As steamy, dense and sensual as the jungle that surrounds the surreal town of Macondo!' Oprah, Featured in Oprah's Book Club
'Should be required reading for the entire human race' The New York Times
'The book that sort of saved my life' Emma Thompson
'No lover of fiction can fail to respond to the grace of Márquez's writing' Sunday Telegraph
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Master storyteller Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal work of magical realism is as fun to read as it is profoundly moving. The Colombian author relates the peculiar history of the Buendía family with irresistible exuberance. Reveling in fantastical details, García Márquez—winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature—fleshes out unforgettable characters like the toothless gypsy alchemist Melquíades, the orphan Rebeca (who carries a contagious insomnia that will afflict the entire town with amnesia), and 17 ill-fated brothers named Aureliano. Beautifully written and absurdly funny, One Hundred Years of Solitude touches big themes like love, politics and war. It’s a dazzling masterpiece that put Latin American literature on the map and reminds us of the elusive truth that everyday life can be filled with magic.
