One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Hundred Years of Solitude , by Gabriel García Márquez, is a novel that tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founds the town of Macondo, the metaphoric Colombia. The non-linear story is narrated via different time frames, a technique derived from the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges . The widely acclaimed book, considered by many to be the author's masterpiece, was first published in Spanish in 1967, and subsequently has been translated into thirty-seven languages and has sold more than 20 million...
more

quick facts
Author:Gabriel García Márquez
Genre:Novel, Speculative fiction
Year published:1967
Number of editions:16

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1972 Rómulo Gallegos Prize
2004 Oprah's Book Club
« Prev  Next »

Author of One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Age:85
Birthplace:Aracataca
Education:University of Cartagena

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt...
more

Additional works by Gabriel García Márquez
BookGenre
Love in the Time of Cholera Novel
The Autumn of the Patriarch Novel
No One Writes to the Colonel Novella
The General in His Labyrinth History
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Crime Fiction
Leaf Storm Novella
Memories of My Melancholy Whores Novel
In Evil Hour Novel
Of Love and Other Demons Novel
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother
Clandestine in Chile:The Adventures of Miguel Littin
Strange Pilgrims
Hundred Years of Loneliness
Le général dans son labyrinthe
Como se cuenta un cuento
El olor de la guayaba / The Smell of the Guava Tree : Conversaciones con Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza
Living to Tell the Tale
Vivir Para Contarla / Living to Tell the Tale
El Circulo de la Vida
Collected Novellas
Der Herbst des Patriarchen
Series
Ninguem Escreve Ao Coronel
Bendita manía de contar cuentos
Cubano 100%
Diatriba De Amor Contra Un Hom
L'Amour aux Temps du Cholera
El Ontono Del Patriarca
The Smell of Guava
Cent Ans de Solitude
The Fragrance of Guava
Innocent Erendira and Other Stories
Torrijos
Clave Diccionario de Uso del Español Actual
Die Erzählungen
The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
Del Amor Y Otros Demonios / of Love And Other Demons
Das Abenteuer des Miguel Littin. Illegal in Chile
De Europa y América. Obra periodística 3
Mala Hora, La
Memoria Delle Mie Puttane Tristi
Chronique d'une mort annoncée
Die Liebe in Den Zeiten Der Cholera
Extranos Perefrinos Doce Cuentos
Douze contes vagabonds
Tomas Sanchez
De l'amour et autres démons
El Comentario De Textos, 2
Elotanode Patriarca
Me alquilo para sonar
Doce Cuentos Peregrinos
Von der Liebe und anderen Dämonen
Amor Y Otros Demonios
Hojarasca, La
Het Kwade Uur
100 Years of Solitude
Bericht eines Schiffbrüchigen
L'aventure de Miguel Littin, clandestin au Chili
Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escr
Romane und Erzählungen
Laubsturm
Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit
L'automne du patriarche
Frei sein und unabhängig. Journalistische Arbeiten 1974 - 1995
Noticias de un secuestro
Journal d'un enlèvement
Récit d'un naufragé--
Pas de lettre pour le colonel
Crónica de una muerte anunciada
El otoño del patriarca
Funerales De La Mama Grande, L
La Cándida Eréndira
Obra Periodistica 1 - Textos Costenos
Bon Voyage Mr. President and Other Stories
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Increible y Triste Historia de la Candida Erendira y de su Abuela Desalmada
Otono Del Partriarca, El
CIEN ANOS DE SOLEDAD
Vivere per raccontarla
Of Love & Other Demons
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
Armando Morales
Chronik eines angekündigten Todes. Roman
Der Liebe in Den Zeiten Der Cholera
Der General in seinem Labyrinth
Der Geruch der Guayave
Cuentos Clasificados 2
Sto Let Odinocestva
Leaf Storm
News of a Kidnapping Non-fiction
Amor En Los Tiempos del Colera, El
Zwölf Geschichten aus der Fremde
Der Oberst hat niemand, der ihm schreibt
A Reader's Guide to One Hundred Years of Solitude
Leben, um davon zu erzählen
Nachricht von einer Entführung
Ninguem Escreve Ao Coronel
A Incrivel E Triste Historia Da Candida
Chronique D Une Mort Annoncee
Honderd Jaar Eenzaamheid
« Prev  Next »

Characters in One Hundred Years of Solitude

Remedios Moscote
Remedios Moscote

Remedios Moscote is a fictional character from One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Úrsula Iguarán
Úrsula Iguarán

Úrsula Iguarán is a fictional character from One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Literary Genres

Novel
Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and...
more

Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural...
more

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is of which genre?
  • A:
    The book is labeled as: Novel and Speculative fiction.
  • Q:
    The work, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" covers what subject area?
  • A:
    "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is of the subject area category: Latin America
  • Q:
    What year was the work "One Hundred Years of Solitude" first published?
  • A:
    The work was first released to the public in 1967.
  • Q:
    How many pages is the book "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
  • A:
    The work is 383 pages.

Lists

Bestselling Books

This week's bestselling books according to Amazon.com
  • 1.
    Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
  • 2.
    Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
  • 3.
    Fifty Shades Freed: Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (50 Shades Trilogy)
  • 4.
    Fifty Shades Trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed 3-volume Boxed Set
  • 5.
    The Amateur
  • 6.
    A Song of Ice and Fire, Books 1-4 (A Game of Thrones / A Feast for Crows / A Storm of Swords / Clash of Kings)
  • 7.
    The Hunger Games
  • 8.
    Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
  • 9.
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)
  • 10.
    Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, Book 2)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Top of Page © 2012 Juggle, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Encyclopedia & Reference Resource
Some of the content on this page was provided by other sites, including
Freebase Icon (One Hundred Years of Solitude) or others licensed under Creative Commons