Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian novelist of the Boom. In Macondo, miracle and banana-company politics share the same weather report.

Gave magical realism its global signature: history told as family legend that refuses to stay plausible.

Primary works

Novel · 1967

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

The Buendía family founds Macondo and lives a century of loves, wars, and repeating names until a parchment is finally read. Legend and company scrip share a town.

Magical realism