Gabriel Garcia Marquez – One Hundred Years of Solitude – First UK Edition 1970
£600.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’, published by Cape in 1970. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Boards clean and unmarked and the book is very good with a light fading to the top stain. No inscriptions. In a very good wrapper which is unclipped with a little edge wear. Jacket design by Toni Evora. An very good copy.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark novel in the genre of magical realism. It chronicles the rise and fall of the Buendía family over seven generations in the fictional town of Macondo. The story intertwines reality with the fantastical, exploring themes of love, power, destiny, and the cyclical nature of history. Characters experience extraordinary events as everyday occurrences, reflecting the complex and often tragic history of Latin America. The novel is celebrated for its rich narrative style, blending myth and history, and is considered a masterpiece of 20th-century literature.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’, published by Cape in 1970. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Boards clean and unmarked and the book is very good with a light fading to the top stain. No inscriptions. In a very good wrapper which is unclipped with a little edge wear. Jacket design by Toni Evora. An very good copy.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark novel in the genre of magical realism. It chronicles the rise and fall of the Buendía family over seven generations in the fictional town of Macondo. The story intertwines reality with the fantastical, exploring themes of love, power, destiny, and the cyclical nature of history. Characters experience extraordinary events as everyday occurrences, reflecting the complex and often tragic history of Latin America. The novel is celebrated for its rich narrative style, blending myth and history, and is considered a masterpiece of 20th-century literature.
