A breathtaking melange of political satire, playful invention and sparkling fantasy, Marquez's bewitching chronicle of seven generations of the Buendia family is a cornerstone of the magical realist tradition.
Publisher: Everyman
ISBN: 9781857152234
Number of pages: 416
Dimensions: 210 x 132 x 29 mm
Weight: 536 g
Language: English
Concocted of quirks, ancient mysteries, family secrets and peculiar contradictions, it makes sense and gives pleasure in dozens of immediate ways. - The New York Times
Atmosphere
The Things We Never Say
When the Cranes Fly South
The Housemaid
The Long Shoe
I Who Have Never Known Men
The Divorce
Taiwan Travelogue
We All Live Here
What We Can Know
The Correspondent
By Your Side
The Wedding People
Wild Dark Shore
I loved this book. Its very unusual and has many depths. I love the rhythm of the narrative, like a stomping march and then into a lulling sway and I really love the perfect end. This will definately be a book to... More
It is a story about the Buendia family over six generations, most of whom seem to be called Jose, or Arccadio or both. They are given a parchment by some gypsies and 100 years later is is deciphered by a descendant of... More
Firstly, a warning to readers...if you felt confused by the doubling of Cathy/ Catherine in Wuthering Heights, prepare to have your mind blown a hundred-fold more!
I only say this in reference to the incredibly...
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