The Magic of Realism...

For the month of November, our book group read (or in some cases, attempted to read) One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. While discussing the book, members enjoyed a Colombian sweet treat and coffee.

Author Biographies & Interviews

• http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/12/gabriel-garcia-marquez-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-history
• http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Interview-with-Gabriel-Garcia-MarquezMexico-CityJune-1982
• http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/reviews/marquez-talk.html
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/17/gabriel-garcia-marquez-dies
• http://www.economist.com/blogs/americasview/2014/04/gabriel-garc-m-rquez
• http://unlearner.com/arts/the-yellow-butterfly-gabriel-garcia-marquez-and-the-secret-to-realism-in-fiction/

Book Reviews

• http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/reviews/marque-solitude.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/17/this-was-the-washington-posts-review-of-gabriel-garcia-marquezs-novel-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-in-1970/
• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/book-of-a-lifetime-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-by-gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez-8076952.html
• https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/apr/17/one-hundred-years-of-solitude-review
• http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/03/in-the-bookroom/happy-birthday-gabo-an-appreciation-of-one-hundred-years-of-solitude/
• http://www.bmamag.com/articles/classics-review/20131203-one-hundred-years-of-solitude/

Discussion Questions

• http://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/13-fiction/706-one-hundred-years-of-solitude-marquez?start=3
• http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/solitude/study.html
• http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/One-Hundred-Years-of-Solitude-Part-One-of-Discussion
• http://waltonhigh.typepad.com/files/discussionquestionsforonehundredyearsofsolitude.pdf
• http://www.gradesaver.com/one-hundred-years-of-solitude/study-guide/essay-questions
• https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/100-years-of-solitude/study-help/essay-questions

Miscellany

• Information about the real-life banana massacre fictionalized in this novel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_massacre
• Banana cake recipe: http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/17414/colombian-fresh-banana-cake-with-sea-foam-frosting.html
• Coffee culture in Colombia: https://bryannaplog.com/2014/04/17/all-you-need-to-know-about-colombian-coffee/ & https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/colombian-coffee-culture-how-coffee-is-different-in-colombia
• Interview with Isabel Allende regarding Gabriel Garcia Marquez's influence: http://www.democracynow.org/2014/4/18/he_gave_us_back_our_history
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez's filmmaker son: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006554/