One Hundred Years of Solitude
By Gabriel García Márquez
Translated by Gregory Rabassa
Read by John Lee
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One of the twentieth 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 Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, 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. 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 account of the history of the human race. Visit http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/Family_Tree.pdf to access a bonus PDF with a family tree.
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Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
A New York Public Library Staff Pick of Favorite Books of the Last 125 Years
One of Audible’s Best Audiobooks of 2014: Classics
A USA Today bestseller
An Oprah’s Book Club Selection
A London Guardian Pick of Books to Inspire, Uplift and Offer Escape
A Voice Arts Award Nominee
A Literary Hub Pick
One of the twentieth 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 Prize–winning career.
The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, 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. 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 account of the history of the human race.
Visit http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/docs/Family_Tree.pdf to access a bonus PDF with a family tree.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Reviews
Reviews
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Magical and Tragic
- This was my favorite of all the Marquez books so far. This book excels in magical realism and is cast with a million colorful characters, creatures, and scenes. There’s so much to write about this book, but I wouldn’t want to flavor your consumption of this book that spans a hundred years of the Buendia family and the village of Macondo. If you’re familiar with some of Marquez’s other works, you’ll recognize a myriad of storylines and characters of his. At one point in the story, I recognized the character from a gut-wrenchingly beautiful feature-length Spanish film that I watched many years ago, Erendira, that I discovered was based on this tiny passage. The only gripe I have with the audiobook version is John Lee because he is British. For a distinctly Latin American book, I want to hear someone who at least affects a Latin accent, like Armando Duran, who read some of the other Marquez books.
Details
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Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Fiction |
Runtime: | 14.05 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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