One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude(1967, 460 pages)is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement of a Nobel Prize winning career.

The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the family. It is a rich and brilliant chronicle of life and death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the noble, ridiculous, beautiful, and tawdry story of the family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.

Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility -- the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth -- these universal themes dominate the novel. Whether he is describing an affair of passion or the voracity of capitalism and the corruption of government, Gabriel Garcia Marquez always writes with the simplicity, ease, and purity that are the mark of a master.

Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitudeweaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an accounting of the history of the human race.

The following library branches are supposed to have copies (check for availability):

Artarmon, Ashfield , Auburn, Balmain, Berowa, Blacktown (Max Weber), Burwood , Camden, Campbelltown (and ebook), Campsie, Chatswood, Constitution Hill, Dee Why, Double Bay, Dundas, Eastgardens, Ermington, Fairfield (Whitlam), Five Dock, Gordon, Greystanes, Guildford, Ingleburn (and ebook), Kings Cross, Lane Cove, Margaret Martin, Mona Vale, Mosman, Mount Druitt , Northbridge, North Ryde (and ebook), North Sydney (Stanton), Oatley, Paddington, Parramatta, Penrith, Randwick (Bowen), Rouse Hill, Ryde (and ebook), Stanhope Gardens, St Ives, St Marys, Surry Hills, Sydney City (Customs House), Turramurra, Ultimo, Waringah Mall, Waterloo, Waverly.

Like physical books but don't want to buy? Most public libraries charge approx. $3 to loan it from another public library network, and can be delivered as fast as within a week :).

Wiki entry for book (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude)

Wiki entry for author (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Garc%C3%ADa_M%C3%A1rquez)

Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude)

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Solitude-Harper-Perennial-Classics/dp/0060883286)