Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude (Bloom's Guides)

Each new volume is a biographical and critical review of one of the world's most important writers with expert analysis by Harold Bloom. Introduction Biographical sketch The story behind the story List of characters Summary and analysis Critical views Lorraine Elena Roses on images of women in the novel Clive Griffin on humor in One hundred years of solitude Peter H. Stone and Gabriel García Márquez discuss the creation of the novel Gene H. Bell-Villada on Márquez and the yankee character Aníbal Gonzalez on Márquez's use of journalistic techniques Stephen Minta on the Banana Company Massacre Stephen Minta on the significance of Melquíades's manuscript Michael Bell on insomnia and memory Edwin Williamson on magical realism Michael Wood on love and solitude Regina James on biblical and Hellenic devices Brian Conniff on magic, science, and tragedy in the novel Iris M. Zavala on the geography and isolation of Macondo Works by Gabriel García Márquez Cover......Page 1 Gabriel García Márquez’s One hundred years of solitude......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 Biographical Sketch......Page 12 The Story Behind the Story......Page 18 List of Characters......Page 25 Summary and Analysis......Page 34 Critical Views......Page 80 Works by Gabriel García Márquez......Page 115 Annotated Bibliography......Page 116 Contributors......Page 122 Acknowledgments......Page 125 Index......Page 128 This series provides comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. This Multigenerational tale tells the story of one family's struggle to cope as their once insular town faces the challenges of modernization. An overview of the work features a biographical sketch of the author, a list of characters, a summary of the plot, and critical and analytical views of the work.