Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude, first published in 1967. It is a work of magical realism and is rated 'Editor's Choice' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for One Hundred Years of Solitude?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for One Hundred Years of Solitude with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/gabriel-garcia-marquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude/.

Editor's Choice

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Name: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez · 1967

Magical Realism · ranked #1 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Seven generations of one family in a town where the magical is everyday; the defining novel of magical realism.

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The verdict

Category: Magical Realism
First published: 1967 · 1960s
Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Standing: Editor's Choice

About Magical Realism

Magical realism treats the extraordinary as ordinary — in these novels, the miraculous and the mundane share a page without comment. Born in Latin America, the mode now belongs to world literature.