Why should you read 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'? - Francisco Díez-Buzo

Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" brought Latin American literature to the forefront of the global imagination and earned García Márquez the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature. What makes the novel so remarkable? Francisco Díez-Buzo investigates.

Lesson by Francisco Díez-Buzo, animation by Lucy Animation Studio.

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[neh]

I vividly remember regretting choosing this book for an essay back when I was 13.

[johnnybadboy]

Amazing art style. Ted-ed always knows how to pick the perfect animator for an interesting and informative explanation.

[കേണൽഔറേലിയനോ]

"It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment"- One hundred years of solitude.

[adamgreen]

I read this book in English and was speechless by the end. I'm currently learning Spanish and it would be a life goal to read it in its original language

[amanxojha]

50% of the time I was confused about the names of the characters in this book.

Edit:- I have found the family tree in my book so now it became really really easy to understand and follow whose storyline I m reading during my 2nd time reading this book.

[omrievron]

My most powerful experience form reading a book was reading 100 years of solitude while imprisoned in the solitary confinement wing of an Israeli military prison as a conscientious objector. It was really inspiring and gave me strength that I needed at the time.

[LichtRada]

I'm colombian, and i had to read this book while i was at high school. The book is really powerful, the narrative is perfectly constructed, good characters who follows the entire plot in a non lineal form, is just amazing.
For me it was really sad to read, cause it was like i was reading the history of my country. Un pueblo sumergido en tragedias, buscando esperanza.

[DannyMercer]

Oh wow TED, I hope you keep up the “why you should read” series on the regular .... its really inspiring me into these masterpieces. Can’t wait to read this now!

[abhissri]

I read this book more than 25 years ago, in my teens and still in High school in a small Indian city. Like all great creations of human mind, this book was easily able to transcend across time, culture and society. It left an indelible mark on me.

[monikaczng]

Guys, I would pay to see the entire book animated by the person who created these animations, they're stunning! Also, what is the song called? :)

[Nulrom]

I red the book some time ago.
I probably I will never read it another time cause I don't know if I can bear again the amount of feelings it unleashes into me.
That book is just something too powerful.

[peterpremingertrichter]

For those of us who live in these latitudes (this Macondo), the novel has a special meaning. It portrays how - basically- nothing changes because(as the animator mentions) we all seem to be trapped by history. A history that no one knows and therefore is condemned to repeat. A frustrating experience. In German there is a word for it that is difficult to translate: Leerlauf.

[wesb]

I have read this book about every 4-5 years since I was 17 years old; I am now 62. My favorite book of all time. Being from the Caribbean I know too well the strife and the magical realism depicted in this jewel of a book. Will continue to read it until I die, there by completing my own story of 100 years of solitude.

[Cam-jwnk]

this book opened my tiny little high school sophomore brain

[goldysidhu]

His wife played important role to complete this book. She took all the responsibilities and never bother the writer and never ever complain about anything. Her role is forgetten. She deserves same respect as writer.

[wizardom]

" the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude "
I cannot recommend it enough.

[Losdiariosdemel]

I am from Colombia, I have read the book at least four times, it's amazing! Highly recommend

[sofiacamposyanez]

This book literally tells the history of whole Latin America. Everyone can feel approached by its narrative, that’s what it makes it so representative and deeply loved by us all. It’s just amazing, such a journey.
Thanks Ted-Ed for making a really good work understanding all the spectrum of things and details that the books has.

[annajulia]

I'm 15 and I don't have the habit of reading so I thought this book would be so difficult and boring to read but actually it turned out to be my favorite book ever!! It changed my way of seeing books and life itself 💚🇧🇷

[oyuodmandakh]

Encanto is somewhat based on the book "One hundred years of solitude." Hence, the yellow butterfly appeared with magical realism.