One Hundred Years of Solitude
Cien años de soledad
First published AD 1967, written in Spanish
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a 1967 novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founded the fictitious town of Macondo. The novel is often cited as one of the supreme achievements in world literature. It was recognized as one of the most important works of the Spanish language during the 4th International Conference of the Spanish Language held in Cartagena de Indias in March 2007.
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Which translation to read
Gregory Rabassa1970Our pick
The only English translation, and García Márquez said he preferred it to his own Spanish.
Where it is set
- Macondo
Fictional, inspired by Aracataca
The couple's house in Aracataca where García Márquez spent his childhood inspired him to make Macondo his book's setting. Source: Wikipedia, reviewed
Where it was written
- Mexico City
Mexico
In 1965, Gabriel García Márquez was driving to Acapulco for a vacation with his family when he thought of the beginning for a new book; he then turned his car around, asked his wife to manage the family's finances for the coming months, and drove back home to Mexico City.
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