One hundred years of solitude Dar Al Kalima

Author's name: Gabriel García Márquez Publisher: Dar Al-Kalima Publishing Year of publication: 1980 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: (Books of anecdotes) One Hundred Years of Solitude: a novel by the writer Gabriel García Márquez, published in 1967 in Spanish, with about thirty million copies printed so far, translated into thirty languages. It was written by Márquez in 1965 in Mexico. This novel is considered one of the most important Spanish-American works, especially, and one of the most important global literary works in general. (One Hundred Years of Solitude) is one of the most read and translated novels into other languages. The novel narrates the events of the city through the biography of the Buendía family over six generations, who live in a fictional village called Macondo, and many of their children are named after this name. Some characters in the novel: José Arcadio Buendía (founder of the village). Úrsula (wife of the founder). Colonel Aureliano, son of Arcadio. Arcadio, the son. Rebeca (their adopted daughter). Melquíades (a gypsy man). Férsico Craso (an Italian young man who comes to the village to teach music). Amaranta. Pilar Ternera. This novel features the element of fantasy that takes the reader into the world of Macondo and its simple life, which is often disturbed by conflicts between conservatives and liberals, among other hardships. The events of this story extend over ten decades, with characters and events following one after another, which the author narrated skillfully and excelled in depicting the events and problems, and in ending this family story by returning to one of the old legends that Úrsula always believed in.