One Hundred Years of Solitude (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

417, [16] pp. Translated into English from the original Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. "One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendia family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction."