One Hundred Years of Solitude slipcased edition

Description: PLEASE NOTE: most listings have stock photos, inquire for actual photos One Hundred Years of Solitude slipcased edition Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Product Overview "One Hundred Years of Solitude is the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race....Mr. Garcia Marquez has done nothing less than to create in the reader a sense of all that is profound, meaningful, and meaningless in life." —William Kennedy, New York Times Book Review “More lucidity, wit, wisdom, and poetry than is expected from 100 years of novelists, let alone one man.” —Washington PostOne of the twentieth century’s most beloved and acclaimed novels, available in a special limited slip-cased edition.In 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude launched Gabriel García Márquez to international fame, and cemented his reputation as a literary legend. A central figure in the Latin Boom, García Márquez was the most celebrated practitioner of the literary style that has become known as magic realism, and in 1982, received the highest literary achievement: the Nobel Prize for Literature.Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda called One Hundred Years of Solitude, “the greatest revelation in the Spanish language since Don Quixote of Cervantes.” In the New York Times legendary critic John Leonard proclaimed, “with a single bound, Gabriel García Márquez leaps onto the stage with Günter Grass and Vladimir Nabokov.” And writer William Kennedy has hailed García Márquez’s masterpiece as, “the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race. Mr. García Márquez has done nothing less than to create in the reader a sense of all that is profound, meaningful, and meaningless in life.”Over four decades after its publication, One Hundred Years of Solitude remains one of the most beloved and venerated books in world literature. A rich and brilliant chronicle of life and death, it tells the story of the mythical town of Macondo through the lives of seven generations of the doomed Buendía family. In the noble, ridiculous, beautiful, and tawdry story of the Buendías, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude interweaves the political, personal, and spiritual, bringing a new consciousness to storytelling; this radiant work is no less than an accounting of the history of the human race.This special edition is a re-designed jacketed hardcover featuring colored endpapers in a beautiful, elegant slipcase. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; Deluxe, Gift edition (October 28, 2014) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 432 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 49 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.68 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #2,295,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8,723 in Magical Realism #47,565 in Classic Literature & Fiction #92,524 in Literary Fiction (Books) #8,723 in Magical Realism Quality Products PLEASE NOTE: I USE STOCK PHOTOS FOR MOST OF MY LISTINGS, FEEL FREE TO INQUIRE FOR ACTUAL PHOTOS. I inspect every book and record that I sell myself before listing. Please note many of my listings use stock images so dont hesitate to ask for photos of the actual item. Fast and Free Shipping All orders will have free media shipping within the continental United States. Commitment I am committed to making every customer happy, if there are any problems please contact me.

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