One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Marquez's masterpiece, without any abridgements! If you only read one book in your life, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; if you only put one book on the bookshelf, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; if the "old story" that may still be circulated a thousand years later, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It creates an unprecedented narrative method: the story of seven generations of a family, like a grandmother who loves to tell stories. The characters are right in front of you, and things are happening, but it has already passed a hundred years and has become a legend... Often people and ghosts are indistinguishable, and reincarnation occurs in ancient and modern times. It tells the story of the century-old rise and fall of the small town of Macondo, reflecting the vicissitudes of Latin America over the past century. Integrating myths and legends, folk stories, and religious allusions, blending reality and fantasy, it became the pinnacle of literature in the 20th century.
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One hundred years of loneliness
One Hundred Years of Solitude is the representative work of Colombian writer García Márquez and a representative work of Latin American magical realism literature. It is known as "a masterpiece that reproduces the historical and social picture of Latin America". The work describes the legendary story of seven generations of the Buendia family and the century-old rise and fall of Macondo, a small town on the Caribbean coast, reflecting the changing history of Latin America over the past century. The work incorporates factors such as myths and legends, folk tales, religious allusions, etc., Skillfully blends reality and illusion, and presents a wonderful imaginary world. It has become one of the most important classic literary masterpieces in the 20th century. After reading it, I often think about what it wants to show? The author won the Nobel Prize for Literature for this book, so the connotation of this book should be very profound. What is it? The process of the rise and fall of a family and the reasons for its end? Or does it tell readers that the innate loneliness of human beings cannot be escaped? Or is it a true representation of a century in Latin America? The Buendia family lasted for more than 100 years, but all people inevitably fell into loneliness and lived in it throughout their lives. Although the Buendia family has experienced six generations and has experienced prosperity and prosperity, no one can escape loneliness from the beginning to the end. Every soul wanders in loneliness. There is no emotion, no communication, no communication and understanding among family members. Everyone is an independent world, no one cares about others, no one cares about the world outside themselves. They are busy in their own world, but they don't know why they are busy. They appreciate loneliness while busy, even enjoy it, and finally leave this world in loneliness. Marquez blends the unique and colorful culture of South America in the book. He showed the amazing and crazy history of Latin America by describing the birth, rise, decline and death of the small town Macondo. The Buendia family has been struggling in the small town of Macondo for a hundred years. This entrepreneurial history is actually the process of continuous pioneering and development by the colonists of the Latin American continent. This is also the history of Latin America, including Colombia. This is also a microcosm of the founding and struggle of many Latin American countries, including Colombia. Among them, Colombia is particularly ill-fated. In the 70 years from 1830 to the end of the last century, dozens of civil wars broke out in Colombia, killing hundreds of thousands of people. This book describes the historical facts in this aspect at great length, and expresses them through the legendary career of the protagonist in the book. The hypocrisy of politicians, the cruelty of rulers, the blind obedience and ignorance of the people, etc. Are all vividly written. It is no wonder that Marquez showed a deep pessimism in the book. The towns of Buendia and Macondo were eventually blown away by the wind, which is the best expression of this pessimism. Loneliness is the common fate of the Buendia family, and no one can escape it. The seven generations of a family, from entrepreneurship to decline to revival to destruction, are closely related to the theme of loneliness. The author has also been describing loneliness. Everyone seems to be lonely. They cannot communicate, support each other, and join hands to resonate the family. They can only allow loneliness to distort and destroy one family member after another. Marquez vividly depicts everyone's mental journey and external performance, and loneliness is highlighted in everyone's personality. The loneliness of the Buendia family only brought them ignorance, backwardness, conservatism, and rigidity, which is why the ending destroyed them. Marks said at the end: "Families who have suffered a hundred years of solitude, note that It will definitely not appear again on earth." I think this is a kind of deep sadness, but also a hope to change his own character and destiny - for Latin America, for Colombia, and for himself. Everyone uses different methods to express their loneliness. On the surface, they are indifferent, but deep down, they long to be loved, recognized, and assimilated by others... Who is not like this? In One Hundred Years of Solitude, Marquez used dreamlike language to describe the hardships of entrepreneurship, the emergence of civilization, reproduction and survival, love and betrayal, glory and dreams, the emergence of capitalism, the outbreak of civil war, the entry of monopoly capitalism, the struggle between democracy and republics and other major events that can affect Latin America, but they all happened in a small village called Macondo. Every member of the Buendia family is deeply involved. At the end of the story, Aureliano, the last guardian of the family, read the parchment that recorded the fate of this century-old family and said: "I have seen everything in it and already know it!" It is through this concluding character that the author expresses his views on the century-old history of Latin America, that is, the history of more than a hundred years of modern Latin America is repeated, and the development and historical process of Latin America have stagnated. Marquez's calm and calm writing style depicts a magical Latin America and depicts so many kinds of lonely people. It made me feel melancholy and a little surprised. Talking with them warmly, I slowly felt lucky and longing, and slowly felt the sadness and desolation. Under the impact of the cruel tragic force, my soul trembled. If you read it carefully, the book shows another theme: human loneliness and isolation, as well as the backwardness and death caused by loneliness and isolation. The author makes a profound revelation on "loneliness", a problem with national characteristics. Regarding our ordinary but progressive life, I think this book has given me more depth of thinking, opening up another world, another fantasy, that kind of lonely mirror, which seems far away, in the legendary and vast land of Latin America, and suddenly seems to be every story and every person around us. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a book worth reading several times. As I grow older and more experienced, I think I will understand this book more deeply. Maybe loneliness and reincarnation are part of life, but they are not all of it. You cannot be trapped in the loneliness, desolation, and suffocating atmosphere in the book for a long time. Occasionally absorb the fresh air of reality. There is still a way forward, and you have to walk slowly.
I read this book three times in seven months
The first time I read it, I stopped halfway through because there were too many names in it and I couldn't remember who was who. After a while, I made a family tree of the names of the people I saw in this book. I calmed down and slowly read the book. Then I wanted to read it again. After reading it three times, I found that I also suffered from the loneliness disease of this family. A very good book to accompany you through the most difficult days
When reading, you will feel a sense of powerlessness that cannot be changed, and when you read the end, you will feel a sense of relief. Perhaps the end is the best destination for this family.
It took almost more than a month to finish reading this book, and there was a period of stagnation in the middle. Every time I read a book, I have relatively few insights. After reading it, all the plots seem to emerge. Just like in the last chapter of the book, when Aureliano deciphers the parchment, all the plots emerge like in a movie. Let's talk about my feelings. When I first read this book, the biggest problem was that I couldn't remember the names of the people. I always had to turn to the front to remember who was who. Later, I simply looked for a family tree on the Internet. Every time I couldn't remember it, I would check it out, and it worked. In the end, the pattern of the story was discovered, and their names were a manifestation of their loneliness. The author uses a timeline to describe the transformation and cycle of the entire family. Rise and fall and destiny. In my opinion, its practical significance to us is a "second generation" doctrine. People of the previous generation may choose the next generation to continue on the path they have taken. No matter what that road looks like. Even if we escape that path, we will still find that we will still inherit the things of the previous generation on other paths. Explained scientifically, maybe this is genetic inheritance. Even though thoughts cannot be inherited, thoughts can be taught. So the biggest inspiration for me from this book is that in this book I can think about the connection between me and my father. Objectively, we are different in both life and work. However, many times, I found that my logic or thinking in dealing with problems is actually the same as his to a large extent. Even when it comes to certain sensitive things, I'm almost as sensitive as he is. And this feeling seems to be just like what the book says. No matter how you try to break it, it still exists. This is a kind of helpless fatalism. From a macro perspective, fatalism is actually a kind of loneliness. And this may be some of what One Hundred Years of Solitude is telling us.
Attracted by the title of the book, I read half of the physical book, but I encountered some parts that I couldn't understand. At first I felt that José Arcadio Buendía's family was free, full of fantasy and longing. But slowly I discovered that everyone actually had different thoughts in their hearts. Arcadio eloped with the gypsies, and Buendia was treated as a madman and tied to a tree... Perhaps they were not understood and complained about. Most of them did not communicate with the outside world. There was a huge iron door separating reality and their hearts. When it slowly closed, the hinges made a mournful cry...
The price of the book is worth buying
The copyright of this translation was purchased from the author himself for US$1.2 Million, and it was authorized by the author. Unlike in the past, I only translated but did not pay royalties. Support the author and translator. In order to prevent the writer from being disappointed, it is worth the money. Isn't it just a matter of smoking two packs of cigarettes less? Thank you to the author Marquez and the translator Fan Ye.
This is what great novels are like. The author devotes all his energy to reshaping a grand world of spirit and values.
I saw a comment: Jia Mu passed away, the building was about to collapse, and finally the vast white space was really clean; Ursula passed away, so the tornado finally struck, and the parchment allegorized the loneliness of generations.
no one is alone
No matter where you go, you should remember that the past is false, memories are an endless road, all past springs no longer exist, and even the most tenacious and crazy love is, in the final analysis, nothing more than a fleeting reality. --Marquez? One Hundred Years of Solitude
I really envy the kind of girls who have been cared for by their parents since childhood. The confidence and security they exude are something I can never imitate in my life.
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One hundred years of loneliness
One Hundred Years of Solitude is the representative work of Colombian writer García Márquez and a representative work of Latin American magical realism literature. It is known as "a masterpiece that reproduces the historical and social picture of Latin America". The work describes the legendary story of seven generations of the Buendia family and the century-old rise and fall of Macondo, a small town on the Caribbean coast, reflecting the changing history of Latin America over the past century. The work incorporates factors such as myths and legends, folk tales, religious allusions, etc., Skillfully blends reality and illusion, and presents a wonderful imaginary world. It has become one of the most important classic literary masterpieces in the 20th century. After reading it, I often think about what it wants to show? The author won the Nobel Prize for Literature for this book, so the connotation of this book should be very profound. What is it? The process of the rise and fall of a family and the reasons for its end? Or does it tell readers that the innate loneliness of human beings cannot be escaped? Or is it a true representation of a century in Latin America? The Buendia family lasted for more than 100 years, but all people inevitably fell into loneliness and lived in it throughout their lives. Although the Buendia family has experienced six generations and has experienced prosperity and prosperity, no one can escape loneliness from the beginning to the end. Every soul wanders in loneliness. There is no emotion, no communication, no communication and understanding among family members. Everyone is an independent world, no one cares about others, no one cares about the world outside themselves. They are busy in their own world, but they don't know why they are busy. They appreciate loneliness while busy, even enjoy it, and finally leave this world in loneliness. Marquez blends the unique and colorful culture of South America in the book. He showed the amazing and crazy history of Latin America by describing the birth, rise, decline and death of the small town Macondo. The Buendia family has been struggling in the small town of Macondo for a hundred years. This entrepreneurial history is actually the process of continuous pioneering and development by the colonists of the Latin American continent. This is also the history of Latin America, including Colombia. This is also a microcosm of the founding and struggle of many Latin American countries, including Colombia. Among them, Colombia is particularly ill-fated. In the 70 years from 1830 to the end of the last century, dozens of civil wars broke out in Colombia, killing hundreds of thousands of people. This book describes the historical facts in this aspect at great length, and expresses them through the legendary career of the protagonist in the book. The hypocrisy of politicians, the cruelty of rulers, the blind obedience and ignorance of the people, etc. Are all vividly written. It is no wonder that Marquez showed a deep pessimism in the book. The towns of Buendia and Macondo were eventually blown away by the wind, which is the best expression of this pessimism. Loneliness is the common fate of the Buendia family, and no one can escape it. The seven generations of a family, from entrepreneurship to decline to revival to destruction, are closely related to the theme of loneliness. The author has also been describing loneliness. Everyone seems to be lonely. They cannot communicate, support each other, and join hands to resonate the family. They can only allow loneliness to distort and destroy one family member after another. Marquez vividly depicts everyone's mental journey and external performance, and loneliness is highlighted in everyone's personality. The loneliness of the Buendia family only brought them ignorance, backwardness, conservatism, and rigidity, which is why the ending destroyed them. Marks said at the end: "Families who have suffered a hundred years of solitude, note that It will definitely not appear again on earth." I think this is a kind of deep sadness, but also a hope to change his own character and destiny - for Latin America, for Colombia, and for himself. Everyone uses different methods to express their loneliness. On the surface, they are indifferent, but deep down, they long to be loved, recognized, and assimilated by others... Who is not like this? In One Hundred Years of Solitude, Marquez used dreamlike language to describe the hardships of entrepreneurship, the emergence of civilization, reproduction and survival, love and betrayal, glory and dreams, the emergence of capitalism, the outbreak of civil war, the entry of monopoly capitalism, the struggle between democracy and republics and other major events that can affect Latin America, but they all happened in a small village called Macondo. Every member of the Buendia family is deeply involved. At the end of the story, Aureliano, the last guardian of the family, read the parchment that recorded the fate of this century-old family and said: "I have seen everything in it and already know it!" It is through this concluding character that the author expresses his views on the century-old history of Latin America, that is, the history of more than a hundred years of modern Latin America is repeated, and the development and historical process of Latin America have stagnated. Marquez's calm and calm writing style depicts a magical Latin America and depicts so many kinds of lonely people. It made me feel melancholy and a little surprised. Talking with them warmly, I slowly felt lucky and longing, and slowly felt the sadness and desolation. Under the impact of the cruel tragic force, my soul trembled. If you read it carefully, the book shows another theme: human loneliness and isolation, as well as the backwardness and death caused by loneliness and isolation. The author makes a profound revelation on "loneliness", a problem with national characteristics. Regarding our ordinary but progressive life, I think this book has given me more depth of thinking, opening up another world, another fantasy, that kind of lonely mirror, which seems far away, in the legendary and vast land of Latin America, and suddenly seems to be every story and every person around us. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a book worth reading several times. As I grow older and more experienced, I think I will understand this book more deeply. Maybe loneliness and reincarnation are part of life, but they are not all of it. You cannot be trapped in the loneliness, desolation, and suffocating atmosphere in the book for a long time. Occasionally absorb the fresh air of reality. There is still a way forward, and you have to walk slowly.
I read this book three times in seven months
The first time I read it, I stopped halfway through because there were too many names in it and I couldn't remember who was who. After a while, I made a family tree of the names of the people I saw in this book. I calmed down and slowly read the book. Then I wanted to read it again. After reading it three times, I found that I also suffered from the loneliness disease of this family. A very good book to accompany you through the most difficult days
When reading, you will feel a sense of powerlessness that cannot be changed, and when you read the end, you will feel a sense of relief. Perhaps the end is the best destination for this family.
It took almost more than a month to finish reading this book, and there was a period of stagnation in the middle. Every time I read a book, I have relatively few insights. After reading it, all the plots seem to emerge. Just like in the last chapter of the book, when Aureliano deciphers the parchment, all the plots emerge like in a movie. Let's talk about my feelings. When I first read this book, the biggest problem was that I couldn't remember the names of the people. I always had to turn to the front to remember who was who. Later, I simply looked for a family tree on the Internet. Every time I couldn't remember it, I would check it out, and it worked. In the end, the pattern of the story was discovered, and their names were a manifestation of their loneliness. The author uses a timeline to describe the transformation and cycle of the entire family. Rise and fall and destiny. In my opinion, its practical significance to us is a "second generation" doctrine. People of the previous generation may choose the next generation to continue on the path they have taken. No matter what that road looks like. Even if we escape that path, we will still find that we will still inherit the things of the previous generation on other paths. Explained scientifically, maybe this is genetic inheritance. Even though thoughts cannot be inherited, thoughts can be taught. So the biggest inspiration for me from this book is that in this book I can think about the connection between me and my father. Objectively, we are different in both life and work. However, many times, I found that my logic or thinking in dealing with problems is actually the same as his to a large extent. Even when it comes to certain sensitive things, I'm almost as sensitive as he is. And this feeling seems to be just like what the book says. No matter how you try to break it, it still exists. This is a kind of helpless fatalism. From a macro perspective, fatalism is actually a kind of loneliness. And this may be some of what One Hundred Years of Solitude is telling us.
Attracted by the title of the book, I read half of the physical book, but I encountered some parts that I couldn't understand. At first I felt that José Arcadio Buendía's family was free, full of fantasy and longing. But slowly I discovered that everyone actually had different thoughts in their hearts. Arcadio eloped with the gypsies, and Buendia was treated as a madman and tied to a tree... Perhaps they were not understood and complained about. Most of them did not communicate with the outside world. There was a huge iron door separating reality and their hearts. When it slowly closed, the hinges made a mournful cry...
The price of the book is worth buying
The copyright of this translation was purchased from the author himself for US$1.2 Million, and it was authorized by the author. Unlike in the past, I only translated but did not pay royalties. Support the author and translator. In order to prevent the writer from being disappointed, it is worth the money. Isn't it just a matter of smoking two packs of cigarettes less? Thank you to the author Marquez and the translator Fan Ye.
This is what great novels are like. The author devotes all his energy to reshaping a grand world of spirit and values.
I saw a comment: Jia Mu passed away, the building was about to collapse, and finally the vast white space was really clean; Ursula passed away, so the tornado finally struck, and the parchment allegorized the loneliness of generations.
no one is alone
No matter where you go, you should remember that the past is false, memories are an endless road, all past springs no longer exist, and even the most tenacious and crazy love is, in the final analysis, nothing more than a fleeting reality. --Marquez? One Hundred Years of Solitude
I really envy the kind of girls who have been cared for by their parents since childhood. The confidence and security they exude are something I can never imitate in my life.
