One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Gabriel García Márquez
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Magical Realism
- Time of Work: 1820’s to 1920’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism
- Subjects: Family or family life, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Revolutions, Ghosts or apparitions, Fantasy, Small-town life, Fate or fatalism, Latin America or Latin Americans, Gypsies
- Locales: Macondo, Colombia
Places Discussed
Macondo (ma-COHN-doh). Fictional inland town in Colombia that is not far from the coast. Critics generally agree that Macondo is modeled after Gabriel García Márquez’s hometown of Aracataca, Colombia. Indeed, a nearby banana plantation was named Macondo. In the novel, Macondo is founded by an expedition led by the Buendía family who, after crossing mountains and looking for a new outlet to the sea, finally decide to simply stop and settle. The novel describes the town in terms reminiscent of Eden: It is a town so young that no one is older than thirty and...
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