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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Bestseller: about 50 million copies (estimate)Seven generations of the Buendia family live and die in the isolated town of Macondo, where miracles, plagues, wars and repeating names blur together in a dreamlike chronicle of rise and fall.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 1967
- Pace
- Slow
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 496
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a landmark of magical realism and don't mind a huge cast with similar names.
Skip this if you want a clear, linear plot or struggle to track a sprawling family tree.
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Quick answers about One Hundred Years of Solitude
- What is One Hundred Years of Solitude about?
- Seven generations of the Buendia family live and die in the isolated town of Macondo, where miracles, plagues, wars and repeating names blur together in a dreamlike chronicle of rise and fall.
- Who should read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
- Read it if you want a landmark of magical realism and don't mind a huge cast with similar names. Skip it if you want a clear, linear plot or struggle to track a sprawling family tree.
- How long and how fast is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
- It is a slow-paced, medium read of about 496 pages, first published in 1967.
- Does One Hundred Years of Solitude have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Death, War, Incest.
- Can I borrow One Hundred Years of Solitude for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends One Hundred Years of Solitude; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after One Hundred Years of Solitude?
- Readers who liked it often move on to Midnight's Children, The God of Small Things, Pachinko.
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