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ISBN 13 | 9780060883287 |
ISBN 10 | 0060883286 |
Book Description | 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 Buendia 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. |
Editorial Review | “More lucidity, wit, wisdom, and poetry than is expected from 100 years of novelists, let alone one man.” (Washington Post Book World) “The first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race.” (William Kennedy, New York Times Book Review) |
About the Author | Gabriel García Márquez was born in 1927 in the town of Aracataca, Columbia.Latin America's preeminent man of letters, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. García Márquez began his writing career as a journalist and is the author of numerous other works of fiction and nonfiction, including the novels The Autumn of the Patriarch and Love in the Time of Cholera, and the autobiography Living to Tell the Tale. There has been resounding acclaim for his life's work since he passed away in April 2014. |
Language | English |
Format | Paperback |
Author | Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
Edition Number | Reprint Edition |
Publication Date | 21/02/2006 |
Number of Pages | 320 |
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Paperback English by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 21/02/2006