One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 432
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Series 2024 +1
- On screen
- prix du meilleur livre étranger - roman ou poésie
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About the book
One Hundred Years of Solitude is a 1967 novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía, founded the fictitious town of Macondo. The novel is often cited as one of the supreme achievements in world literature. It was recognized as one of the most important works of the Spanish language during the 4th International Conference of the Spanish Language held in Cartagena de Indias in March 2007.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 1984 to 2024.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 104 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 87 | 84% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 12 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 5 | 5% |
In this book
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