One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years
of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known
throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel
Prizewinning career.
The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical
town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. It is a
rich and brilliant chronicle of life and death, and the tragicomedy
of humankind. In the noble, ridiculous, beautiful, and tawdry story
of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the
history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin
America.
Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and
senility -- the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the
search for peace and truth -- these universal themes dominate the
novel. Whether he is describing an affair of passion or the
voracity of capitalism and the corruption of government, Gabriel
García Márquez always writes with the simplicity, ease, andpurity
that are the mark of a master.
Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of
Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to
bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens
of languages, this stunning work is no less than an accounting of
the history of the human race.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into
the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and
more.