1、One Hundred Years of SolitudeCien anos de soledad coverauthorGabriel Garca MrquezChinese versionMrquez,born March 6,1927,is a Colombian novelist,short-story writer,screenwriter and journalist.Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century,he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt(诺伊施塔特)In
2、ternational Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in his leaving law school for a career in journalism.From early on,he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics.It is reported that Marquez has be
3、en suffering from Alzheimers disease(阿尔茨海默病)now.About the authorAbout his works His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success,most notably for popularizing a literary style labeled as magic realism,which uses magical elements and events in otherwise ordinary
4、and realistic situations.magic realismuMagic realism is a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane,realistic environment.On the surface the story has no clear magical attributes and everything is conveyed in a real setting,but such a character breaks the rules of our rea
5、l world.Although it is most commonly used as a literary genre,magic realism also applies to film and the visual arts.uthe most iconic of magical realist novelist is Nobel Laureate Mrquez-wikipediaBackground of this novelDuring 70 years,from 1830 to the end of last century,Colombia had erupted dozens
6、 of civil war,hundreds of people were killed.This novel described these historical facts which presented by legendary experiences of protagonist.The hypocrisy of politicians,the cruelty of dictators,the blind obedience and ignorance of people,were depicted vividly and incisively.The novel presented
7、the history of colonialism,dictatorship,struggle and bloodshed,as well as the topics:oblivion and loneliness.First edition Content One Hundred Years of Solitude is a story of seven generations of the Buendia(布恩迪亚)Family in a hundred years in the town named Macondo(马康多).The founding patriarch of Maco
8、ndo and Buenda,his wife(and first cousin),leave Riohacha(里奥阿查),Colombia,to find a better life and a new home.This novel depicts the rise and fall of this family.It tells the story of the rise and fall,birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo(马康多)through the history of the Buenda(布恩迪亚)family.I
9、nventive,amusing,magnetic,sad,and alive with unforgettable men and women-brimming with truth,compassion,and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul-this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.The first generation,Buenda(布恩迪亚),are tied to a tree in his later years to live,the family the seventh g
10、eneration Aurelio(奥雷里奥)s son just born to be eaten by the ants，just as the scrolls said,left by Gypsy(吉普赛).Perhaps the most dominant theme in the book is that of solitude.Macondo(马康多)was founded in the remote jungles of the Colombian rainforest.The solitude of the town is representative of the colon
11、ial period in Latin American history,where outpostsand colonies were,for all intents and purposes,not interconnected.Isolated from the rest of the world,the Buendas(布恩迪亚)grow to be increasingly solitary and selfish.With every member of the family living only for him or her self,the Buendas become re
12、presentative of the aristocratic,land-owning elite who came to dominate Latin America in keeping with the sense of Latin American history symbolized in the novel.This egocentricity is embodied,especially,in the characters of Aureliano(奥雷里奥),who lives in a private world of his own,and Remedios,who de
13、stroys the lives of four men enamored by her beauty.Throughout the novel it seems as if no character can find true love or escape the destructiveness of their own egocentricity.My ideaAfter I finished this novel,it left me at a complete loss while breathed a sigh of relief.This novel is of great complexity not only the similar name of the seven generations,but also the neatly worked-out fabular plot,including the quotations of Indian fairy tales and Biblical story.
