Other editions of book One Hundred Years of Solitude

The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendâia family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the story of the Buendâia family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.