One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Price: $16.99

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women—brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul—this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

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Summary: In this premier example of magic realism, Marquez describes the fortunes of a mystical family living in a mystical place far from civilization.

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