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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Seven generations, the same five names and the same mistakes. If your family has a pattern, the Buendías would like a word.
Who it's for
Seven generations of the Buendía family recycle the same names, obsessions and kinds of loneliness, so the reader literally experiences the confusion of a family pattern repeating.
Stuck→Awe / Wonder
Feelings it meets
What it is
A 1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez, translated into English by Gregory Rabassa in 1970. It follows seven generations of the Buendía family in Macondo, a remote Colombian town founded by the patriarch José Arcadio Buendía.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook. Not public domain. A Netflix series adaptation exists (2024).
Before you start
Heads up: A suicide attempt and a child bride.
Age: Ages 16+
The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 134
