One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez

Hello everyone

Thank you to all who came out for the Meetup yesterday on Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed the reading and we had a good long talk about it with some interesting perspectives.

The next read, by popular vote, is Gabriel Garcia Márquez' classic 1967 novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. Heralded by many as a one of the most magnificent works of literature in the 20th century, it follows the seven generations of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo in Colombia. Told in a magical realist style, which was prominent throughout Latin American in the 20th century, the story weaves through Colombian history as the family tale unfolds.

You can read more about the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude

The novel was last year adopted into a well reviewed television series on Netflix. And there is, of course, an audiobook version available as well

For other ressources on how to get a hold of classic books, then please see the front page of the group here.

Please notice that we will be outside for the spring and summer months. So the next meetup venue will be at The Garden of the Royal Library. There is amble seating available. If it rains, which is not uncommon here, we will just go inside the library's cafe or find some other solution ahead of time.

We meet up on Saturday April 26th at 4 pm at The Garden of the Royal Library. Please remember to bring your suggestion for the next classic book to read.

And please, as always, be mindful and respectful of each other, so that everyone feels respected and appreciated.

In the meantime happy reading/listening/watching or however you do it.

Andreas