One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

Publisher: Avon Books

Published: Jan 31, 1970

Description:

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the rich and lusty story of the rise and fall of the Buendia family. Love and death, war and peace, youth and age -- the noble and stunningly beautiful story of this family is alive with a truth and understanding that strike the soul.

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 Buendía 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.