100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Magic Realism, divinely colourful story telling, sentences that go on for pages without a period… this is only a “jist” of one of the most beautiful books ever written. And, the first piece of literature I would recommend to accompany yourself with while enjoying a nice warm cup of coffee, with or without sugar. The book parallels the bloody history of the dictatorship and colonization of Columbia within its own world. 100 Years of Solitude also tells the story of a banana plantation massacre, as natives were forced to work like slaves in order to satisfy their rich colonial overlords. Such a book should make you think twice as you sip your rich brew of caffeine; since you are also sipping years colonial blood shed (both African and South American).
Cheers!
Magic Realism, divinely colourful story telling, sentences that go on for pages without a period… this is only a “jist” of one of the most beautiful books ever written. And, the first piece of literature I would recommend to accompany yourself with while enjoying a nice warm cup of coffee, with or without sugar. The book parallels the bloody history of the dictatorship and colonization of Columbia within its own world. 100 Years of Solitude also tells the story of a banana plantation massacre, as natives were forced to work like slaves in order to satisfy their rich colonial overlords. Such a book should make you think twice as you sip your rich brew of caffeine; since you are also sipping years colonial blood shed (both African and South American).
Cheers!
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