One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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.īlending 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.

From Nobel Lectures, Literature 1981-1990, Editor-in-Charge Tore. In the words of the Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa. From the very beginning, we recognize the same elements albeit, more elaborate ones as those of the characters and situations in his shorter fiction. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and its miracles. A new and sweeping utopia of life, where no one will be able to decide for others how they die, where love will prove true and happiness be possible, and where the races condemned to one hundred years of solitude will have, at last and forever, a second opportunity on earth. Of all the works by Garca Mrquez, this novel is the most fascinating and the most complex. Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. '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' Everything you need for every book you read. ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BOOKS AND WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garca Mrquez Upgrade to A Summary & Analysis Theme Wheel Teachers and parents Struggling with distance learning Our Teacher Edition on One Hundred Years of Solitude can help.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez