Cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude

Book 2007

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Language
English
Published
2007
  • Macondo (Imaginary place)
  • Latin American literature
  • Fiction
  • Epic literature
  • Magic realism (Literature)

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 Buendia family, set against the background of the evolution and eventual decadence of a small South American town, the mythical town of Macondo.