One Hundred Years of Solitude (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions) - Softcover

Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006112009X ISBN 13: 9780061120091

Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Synopsis

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.

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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

From the Back Cover:

One of the most influential literary works of our time, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a dazzling and original achievement by the masterful Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 006112009X
• ISBN 13: 9780061120091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448