
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Narrated by:
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John Lee
About this listen
Includes a bonus PDF with a character chart!
One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career.
The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.
Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©1964 Gabriel García Márquez (P)2013 Blackstone AudioWould you consider the audio edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude to be better than the print version?
No. Both have their own attractions.What was one of the most memorable moments of One Hundred Years of Solitude?
The book is full of memorable moments. Perhaps the ending would stand out among many suchWhich character – as performed by John Lee – was your favourite?
The ColonelWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
NoTimeless
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Eipc
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A good job you can adjust playback speed.
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This story is a multi-generational family saga, historical fiction, magic realism, epic fiction: this novel is everything. I feel like I have so much to say, like the fictional town of Macondo, the arrival of gypsies which blurs the genre line between reality and magic, the strongest Ursula Iguaran who is the most sensible person in the novel, the plague of insomnia and amnesia, civil war which is an important event in Latin American history, the unrequited love of Meme and Mauricio. Perhaps the difficulty that some people experience in reading the novel arises from the exposure to a new genre, magic realism and its distinctive characteristics.
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Perseverance required its “Aargh & wow” in one book!
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A classic, engaging but hard to listen too
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A truly magical book
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The intonation of the narrator was also odd and off putting
All the characters have the same names!
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A wonderful tale written in a super unique style!
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thoroughly enjoyable
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Boring narration
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