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Which novel by Gabriel García Márquez follows the Buendía family across seven generations in the fictional town of Macondo?
Answer
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Published in 1967, 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' traces the Buendía family through seven generations in Macondo, a fictional Colombian town. It is considered the seminal work of magical realism and earned García Márquez the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
💡 Did you know?
García Márquez pulled over on a highway to Mexico City, turned around, and wrote the entire novel in 18 months — his family ran up debt buying groceries while he typed.
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