"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."

Originally written in Spanish, One Hundred Years of Solitude remains the best-selling Spanish book, after the Bible. Gracias a Dios, author Gabriel García Marquez didn't give up on writing, although he was on track to, after four previously published books didn't see the acclaim he wanted. His wife encouraged him to continue, as she supported the family financially, eventually resulting in his bestseller. Marquez said in an interview, “I did not stop writing for a single day for 18 straight months, until I finished the book."

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