One Hundred Years Of Solitude - Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
One Hundred Years Of Solitude - Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
hardback
Published:
21 September, 1995
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Description
In the book which put South America on the literary map, Marquez tells the haunting story of a community lost in the depths of that almighty continent where time passes slowly. A poetic masterpiece whose rich and powerful language easily survives the translation from Spanish, this is the most celebrated text of magic realism.
The mysterious history of the Buendía family of the village of Macondo, which does nothing less than recapitulate the entire history of the human race, has had an influence on world literature unsurpassed by that of any other book of our era. In its lush understanding of the ways in which the political, the personal and the spiritual realms twine and untwine, in its couplings and parturitions, its battles and truces, One Hundred Years of Solitude contains a world we could never have imagined on our own. Yet, once encountered, it seems as familiar as the world of our own childhoods.
Prizes
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003,Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781857152234 |
| ISBN10 | 1857152239 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 536 g |
| Product Dimensions | 132 x 210 x 29 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Everyman |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
Concocted of quirks, ancient mysteries, family secrets and peculiar contradictions, it makes sense and gives pleasure in dozens of immediate ways. * The New York Times *
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Author's Bio
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Márquez was considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. In 1982, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The author drew international acclaim for his work, 100 Years of Solitude which ultimately sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. García Márquez is credited with helping introduce an array of readers to magical realism, a genre that combines more conventional storytelling forms with vivid, layers of fantasy.