Who wrote the novel Cien Años de Soledad?

Who wrote the novel Cien Años de Soledad?

• A. Gabriel García Márquez
• B. Mario Vargas Llosa
• C. Isabel Allende
• D. Octavio Paz

Answer: (A)

Identifying the author of this landmark novel and the literary movement it helped popularize. Gabriel García Márquez, a Colombian writer, is the author of Cien Años de Soledad, first published in 1967. The book follows the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo and uses magical realism to blend the extraordinary with the everyday, creating a storytelling style that became a defining hallmark of Latin American literature. This work is celebrated for its imaginative scope and García Márquez’s distinctive voice that invites readers into a world where miracles feel ordinary and history unfolds in a mythic, interconnected way. The other writers listed are prominent Latin American authors known for different works: Mario Vargas Llosa is Peruvian and wrote novels like The Time of the Hero; Isabel Allende is Chilean and wrote The House of the Spirits; Octavio Paz was Mexican and renowned for his poetry and essays. None of them authored Cien Años de Soledad.

Identifying the author of this landmark novel and the literary movement it helped popularize. Gabriel García Márquez, a Colombian writer, is the author of Cien Años de Soledad, first published in 1967. The book follows the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo and uses magical realism to blend the extraordinary with the everyday, creating a storytelling style that became a defining hallmark of Latin American literature. This work is celebrated for its imaginative scope and García Márquez’s distinctive voice that invites readers into a world where miracles feel ordinary and history unfolds in a mythic, interconnected way. The other writers listed are prominent Latin American authors known for different works: Mario Vargas Llosa is Peruvian and wrote novels like The Time of the Hero; Isabel Allende is Chilean and wrote The House of the Spirits; Octavio Paz was Mexican and renowned for his poetry and essays. None of them authored Cien Años de Soledad.