One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise
and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo
through the history of the Buendiá family. Inventive, amusing,
magnetic, sad and alive with unforgettable men and
women—brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that
strikes the soul—this novel is a masterpiece in the art of
fiction. The author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a winner of the
Nobel Prize in Literature.