“The ground became soft and damp, like volcanic ash, and the vegetation was thicker and thicker, and the cries of the birds and the uproar of the monkeys became more and more remote, and the world became eternally sad.”
Quote by Gabriel García Márquez
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez's classic work weaves together magical realism and historical events, chronicling the rise and fall of the Buendía family and the development of the town of Macondo. more
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