Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? - Francisco Díez-Buzo

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Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" brought Latin American literature to the forefront of the global imagination and earned García Márquez the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature. What makes the novel so remarkable? Francisco Díez-Buzo investigates.
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@TEDEd 5 жыл бұрын

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@marklouiealvarez5994 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Ted Ed your video was great tnx for making this video

@marktzy5275 5 жыл бұрын

Great Ted Ed👍

@user-xp8gv5tq5m 5 жыл бұрын

I have read it and it is the best book i have ever took in my hands

@separatista 5 жыл бұрын

G*psy is a slur. How did you allowed this?

@hzhz4768 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic book. Almost as good as Pedro Páramo from Juan Rulfo!

@neh1234 4 жыл бұрын

I vividly remember regretting choosing this book for an essay back when I was 13.

@jenniferv 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry

@rivernet62 4 жыл бұрын

Talk about life changing events.

@isaacalzate8262 4 жыл бұрын

Well you were 13 i hated math and essays still do i love reading though but as a hobby But i encourage you to read this book not because im colombian although partly because of that my dude won the noble peace prize for literature and that is something VERY rare for someone to accomplish

@NordicFireDKK 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA HOMIE ME TOO!

@mokkorista 4 жыл бұрын

@@isaacalzate8262 I'm sure he meant he, unknowingly, had picked up rather difficult book to write his essay.

@user-xh5by6lc6d 5 жыл бұрын

"It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment"- One hundred years of solitude.

@navascv8745 5 жыл бұрын

al malayaliii

@Thesebji 5 жыл бұрын

ഭീകരാ

@franciscasilva8406 5 жыл бұрын

this quote in the book isn't romantic, as many people think so. It is the respond of a Priest to one of the Buendía when he asks if the priest believes that the Banana company killed thousands of protesting workers. It is more of a critic to the blindness of people who don't want to look farther than what is in front of them (in my opinion).

@Vanessa-of1ey 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🇨🇴🇨🇴

@sarathraj2381 5 жыл бұрын

വായിക്കുക തന്നെ ഇനിയിപ്പോ.

@amanxojha 4 жыл бұрын

50% of the time I was confused about the names of the characters in this book. Edit:- I have found the family tree in my book so now it became really really easy to understand and follow whose storyline I m reading during my 2nd time reading this book.

@kejagapu 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha next time (if it exists) take a genealogy tree while reading the book.

@eriathdien 4 жыл бұрын

and that's not a bug, it's a feature

@madeinusados2808 4 жыл бұрын

@@eriathdien how so?

@eriathdien 4 жыл бұрын

@@madeinusados2808 that you mix the characters with the same names is intentional. There's a character, I think it was Úrsula, who says that repeating names repeats the fate.

@vasuaggarwal5180 4 жыл бұрын

Is it worth reading brother?

@monikaczng 4 жыл бұрын

Guys, I would pay to see the entire book animated by the person who created these animations, they're stunning! Also, what is the song called? :)

@aviianna 4 жыл бұрын

Same! Netflix is going to make a series adaptation of the book. Hopefully that goes well.

@elvixpro7693 3 жыл бұрын

@@aviianna Really??? Omg would be awesome. Im Colombian.

@angeleduardoruizvillar4411 3 жыл бұрын

The song is an example of cumbia, not a particular song that I remember. I recommend this tune: Amaneciendo - Adolfo Echeverria

@juanballesteros5660 3 жыл бұрын

I never watch a neflix o animation.

@ishworshrestha3559 3 жыл бұрын

@johnnybadboy3475 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing art style. Ted-ed always knows how to pick the perfect animator for an interesting and informative explanation.

@artschannel1359 5 жыл бұрын

I gotta say, the animation represents the book the wrong way. This is not just another childish latin "novela".

@FlatMonkelus 5 жыл бұрын

Artistic Channel Hello negativity-man!

@artschannel1359 5 жыл бұрын

I'm actually trying to thrill people about this book. It is awesome, but missinterpreted by these illustrations. Ted-Ed's animations are always great though, but this time it didn't express the message accurately. Perhaps it is your negative perception that twists things out. However, have you read the book? Or would you read it? Believe me, I just think is great.

@crappymeal 5 жыл бұрын

A search for the artist found silvia prietov

@nataliarodriguez3740 5 жыл бұрын

I didnt like it

@omrievron 5 жыл бұрын

My most powerful experience form reading a book was reading 100 years of solitude while imprisoned in the solitary confinement wing of an Israeli military prison as a conscientious objector. It was really inspiring and gave me strength that I needed at the time.

@gameviciolucas 5 жыл бұрын

Would you tell us your story here ? Got me curious.

@springrollwang4441 5 жыл бұрын

@@gameviciolucas He's Muslim.

@fortnitevirgingg2111 5 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia For Infinity , I’m pretty sure if you didn’t have anything to do you’d go crazy

@Kit438 5 жыл бұрын

SMZ Actually, I think that’s what happens a majority of the time. People in solitary confinement go insane because they have absolutely nothing to do or people to talk too.

@snoozeyoulose7542 5 жыл бұрын

You guys do know that you get about 1hour a day of free time, which means you are often allowed to read books there...

@Cam-jw1nk 4 жыл бұрын

this book opened my tiny little high school sophomore brain

@cantthinkatm1206 3 жыл бұрын

this comment hit so differently i almost cried lol. sameee

@koleyw932 3 жыл бұрын

I love when that happens, makes me sad for people that never read.

@VMitch-ng7tg 3 жыл бұрын

It confused my little high school sophomore brain right from the start, maybe I should pick it up now that I'm in my 30s.

@Mike09017 3 жыл бұрын

Dang. I read it on my Senior year (the original version). I couldn’t have possibly handled this book in my Sophomore year. Big respect

@adamgreen1484 2 жыл бұрын

I read this book in English and was speechless by the end. I'm currently learning Spanish and it would be a life goal to read it in its original language

@SallijaBule 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Best of luck to both of us!

@vanecortes9821 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's a goal! Espero lo puedas disfrutar en español👌👌

@jacquelinebaechli7058 2 жыл бұрын

And you won't regret the effort. I've read it both in Spanish and English, and, though it's a very good translation, the original Spanish version is just so much richer somehow.

@adamgreen1484 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelinebaechli7058 I always felt while reading it in English that a lot was being lost in translation. I just hope I can achieve a level of Spanish to fully appreciate it.

@Nova13th 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamgreen1484 I can assure you it will be worth it

@wizardom 5 жыл бұрын

" the secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude " I cannot recommend it enough.

@Malaima 3 жыл бұрын

I feel very old then now, though I'm only 25, but I've never felt more solitude.

@Nulrom 5 жыл бұрын

I red the book some time ago. I probably I will never read it another time cause I don't know if I can bear again the amount of feelings it unleashes into me. That book is just something too powerful.

@wesb8159 5 жыл бұрын

Nulrom I know exactly what you are talking about.

@evelynchang9639 5 жыл бұрын

I read it for a class and I actually didn’t really understand it at all and neither did the rest of my class. Does anyone care to explain to me its importance and like why people love it so much?

@mahkishouma314 5 жыл бұрын

What if i dont understand it?

@lManwel 5 жыл бұрын

I've read it a long time ago, and I hear you. A mix of feelings, for sure.

@Nulrom 5 жыл бұрын

Lynn Chang the books talks to people in different ways. My interpretation is obviously personal and related to what you experienced so far in life. The video talks about circling stories in a family. I saw myself in each character of this family. A different part of me in different moments of my life. Those characters are absolutes and I relate them to the way I acted or people acted in a fraction my existence. The book describes life itself. You don't have to feel guilty because the book didn't speak to you. Maybe was not the time.

@abhissri6666 3 жыл бұрын

I read this book more than 25 years ago, in my teens and still in High school in a small Indian city. Like all great creations of human mind, this book was easily able to transcend across time, culture and society. It left an indelible mark on me.

@Preparinggg 2 жыл бұрын

How it benefits a person in which sphere

@geetamallik164 2 жыл бұрын

I am an Indian too you know

@MrMctastics Жыл бұрын

indubitably

@Aman-ln2oh Жыл бұрын

how did it leave "an indelible mark" ?

@tapan97 Жыл бұрын

I'm much younger than you, but also an Indian who bought the book as a teen. Alas, took me until nearly a decade when I finally got around to finishing it. Magical book!

@goldysidhu7050 8 ай бұрын

His wife played important role to complete this book. She took all the responsibilities and never bother the writer and never ever complain about anything. Her role is forgetten. She deserves same respect as writer.

@NPJGlobal 2 ай бұрын

"same" is a bit strong a word but I see your point

@DannyMercer1993 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow TED, I hope you keep up the “why you should read” series on the regular .... its really inspiring me into these masterpieces. Can’t wait to read this now!

@hoijink.9252 5 жыл бұрын

YES

@Talkshowhost23 5 жыл бұрын

So, have you truly red it?

@trixiepixie5168 5 жыл бұрын

May read my next book based on Ted ed's recommendations! :)

@Natalia-hf3et 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@peterpremingertrichter6274 5 жыл бұрын

For those of us who live in these latitudes (this Macondo), the novel has a special meaning. It portrays how - basically- nothing changes because(as the animator mentions) we all seem to be trapped by history. A history that no one knows and therefore is condemned to repeat. A frustrating experience. In German there is a word for it that is difficult to translate: Leerlauf.

@artofthepossible7329 5 жыл бұрын

History and politics are the same. The only things that change are the names and the setting. The problems are nigh on 1-1 whether it is 20 years ago, 40, 100, 1000 or longer.

@mrpurple11 5 жыл бұрын

La historia del libro es también en paralelo la historia del Caribe. Recuerdo que cuando empecé mis practicas como profesora use un fragmento de la novela para hablar de la economía de enclave.

@03Venture 4 жыл бұрын

But there’s still hope...

@christopherallenpoblete6281 4 жыл бұрын

@@03Venture True that!

@preeam108 4 жыл бұрын

Leerlauf translates to NEUTRAL GEAR or OPEN LOOP in English. Right?

@oyuodmandakh2726 2 жыл бұрын

Encanto is somewhat based on the book "One hundred years of solitude." Hence, the yellow butterfly appeared with magical realism.

@NMN_CP 2 жыл бұрын

my thoughts too!

@ocean3262 2 жыл бұрын

i'm reading it rn and literally all i'm thinking is 'r-rated encanto' lol

@bandee903 Жыл бұрын

Especially considering that one draft of Encanto had the story being told through multiple generations

@lisaandothers Жыл бұрын

Coincidentally, what brought me to this video is that a few days ago I watched Encanto for the first time and it reminded me of 100 years of solitude and how much I missed the exciting experience of reading it for the first time

@jeremyheartriter2.063 Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I thought

@annajulia3601 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 15 and I don't have the habit of reading so I thought this book would be so difficult and boring to read but actually it turned out to be my favorite book ever!! It changed my way of seeing books and life itself 💚🇧🇷

@ftriplems 2 жыл бұрын

habits are cultivated over a long time and can be broken so easily you would think the whole experience was nothing more that a fever dream so please dont beat yourself up and just keep going and also to make it easier try finding books you* like and not books people think you should have read. for added info i feel like i should add that im 26 idk but it feels like maybe i should add that

@ftriplems 2 жыл бұрын

@negangrimes6543 Жыл бұрын

What's so good about this book?

@filurenerik1643 Жыл бұрын

@@negangrimes6543 The beautiful prose and the crazy stories and characters.

@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын

Books are magic ones you got the right 9ne at the right time

@LichtRada 5 жыл бұрын

I'm colombian, and i had to read this book while i was at high school. The book is really powerful, the narrative is perfectly constructed, good characters who follows the entire plot in a non lineal form, is just amazing. For me it was really sad to read, cause it was like i was reading the history of my country. Un pueblo sumergido en tragedias, buscando esperanza.

@keitheddie5 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Colombian too. Born there. Grew up here. Majored in English Lit in college. I actually read this before I went to college in Spanish. It's the only book I've ever read in Spanish, because by the time it was published I was already too Americanized to identify with my Colombian roots. My uncle brought it to us during one of his many visits. One day, I came across it, and could't put it down. The clever language of the first paragraph hooked me in. I never wanted the journey to end. I came here in the mid 50s as a 4-year-old. There was no sense of Latin pride in my family because of circumstances I don't want to elaborate. My mom married an American, and though she never lost her accent, she was more a New Yorker during a time when there were very few Colombians here. That changed in the 70s when the very neighborhood I grew up in became saturated with Colombians.

@keitheddie5 4 жыл бұрын

Have also read it in English. Loses nothing in translation.

@juanballesteros5660 3 жыл бұрын

Todo sur america sufrio por las guerras mas aun mi pais Peru.

@LuzCavadia 3 жыл бұрын

I’m Colombian too. For different circunstánciales I read it after I graduated from school. It was a sublime experience. This book it’s dear to my heart.

@manuelernestoacebedo 3 жыл бұрын

@@keitheddie5 I strongly disagree. There're some words, phrases and locations that need to be read in spanish to get the sarcasm or irony, it's as if one would say that reading Kant or Heidegger in spanish or english is the same as reading them in german.

@Big_Dai 5 жыл бұрын

Pronunciation of "Gabriel García Márquez".. mm, delicious.

@edgardocerda4045 4 жыл бұрын

yeah but he pronounce "Marquez", when it should be "Márquez" (the accent should be in the first syllable). It's a small detail anyway

@paxsmile 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@paxsmile 4 жыл бұрын

Edgardo Cerda that’s what makes it delicious..

@JoseAlvarezV 4 жыл бұрын

@@edgardocerda4045 gracias!!!

@juanmolina7716 3 жыл бұрын

Gringos are unable to place accents in any other place but the end of words.

@shane-o-matic 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, this was one of the most challenging books I’ve read for “leisure” but I could not put it down. No shade to audible, but you gotta touch these pages. That’s where the magic is.

@TayTheGodFather 3 жыл бұрын

Is the book only In Spanish ?

@shane-o-matic 3 жыл бұрын

@@TayTheGodFather No. it has been translated into many languages.

@TayTheGodFather 3 жыл бұрын

@@shane-o-matic Do you think this book changed you in anyway or maybe have any significant impact on you?

@rozemynemetherlence1840 2 жыл бұрын

what's the best translation?

@wesb8159 5 жыл бұрын

I have read this book about every 4-5 years since I was 17 years old; I am now 62. My favorite book of all time. Being from the Caribbean I know too well the strife and the magical realism depicted in this jewel of a book. Will continue to read it until I die, there by completing my own story of 100 years of solitude.

@JamiloAli-ih3hx 4 ай бұрын

Wow

@viktoriaje 2 ай бұрын

Love this!

@Mel-xl9fz 5 жыл бұрын

I am from Colombia, I have read the book at least four times, it's amazing! Highly recommend

@MrBlues113 5 жыл бұрын

Melissa Ospina yo también, no estoy de acuerdo en que sea un libro difícil, uno no puede parar.

@AgusSkywalker 5 жыл бұрын

Bueno, yo lo leí 8 veces y puedo atestiguar que la primera vez me costó horrores. La segunda vez no podía soltarlo.

@eglantinafemmininefitrah 5 жыл бұрын

Melissa Ospina am from Albania and read the book twice, one of my all time favorites 💙

@gregorio8827 5 жыл бұрын

I also read the book, and maybe my english is not correct but isnt the quote they gave at the end like terribly wrong?

@wildhearses 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous you probably got to read it in it's original text!

@valerianaranjocruz25 5 жыл бұрын

"El primero de la estirpe está amarrado a un árbol y al último se lo están comiendo las hormigas". I read this as a 15 year old and I still remember that scene with a mix of horror, wonder and adoration. Highly recommended book. Gabriel García Márquez was the best.

@Altrantis 5 жыл бұрын

Had totally forgotten about the tying to a tree debacle.

@fridocalifornia6276 5 жыл бұрын

I also read it @ 15 and read it non-stop skipping lunch and dinner.

@ptolemycleopatra 5 жыл бұрын

I think that scene will stick with me FOREVER and it gave me quite the fear of ants for a while.

@cherriesandwine882 5 жыл бұрын

Omg someone tell me what does the whole thing means

@scrm3377 5 жыл бұрын

I also read it when I was 15 and it's still one of the best books that I've had in my hands

@eavesDropBeats 3 жыл бұрын

I'm halfway through this book and it's interesting. I must say I feel nostalgia for its beginnings as the times continue to change.

@OmniCroissant 3 жыл бұрын

I had the same feeling. Especially as the end drew closer. I missed the good old times when the gypsies came to visit town...

@Mike09017 3 жыл бұрын

Did you finish it by now?

@eavesDropBeats 3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike09017 yes I have

@Mike09017 3 жыл бұрын

@@eavesDropBeats How was it? It’s one of my favorites.

@honeysuckle888 2 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia and Solitude seem to be Marquez's driving themes. He used the words a lot as I've also seen in one of his short stories called The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, which I really loved. And he successfully makes the reader yearn with that same aching nostalgia for the words on the page long after they've put down the book . It's like he brings Magical Realism to life in some way. Such a genius.

@sofiacamposyanez2716 3 жыл бұрын

This book literally tells the history of whole Latin America. Everyone can feel approached by its narrative, that’s what it makes it so representative and deeply loved by us all. It’s just amazing, such a journey. Thanks Ted-Ed for making a really good work understanding all the spectrum of things and details that the books has.

@nekomeli2568 5 жыл бұрын

Can we talk about the amazing animation please?! Absolutely captivating!

@haileyxin 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite book of all time. I'm not Columbian. I am from the Philippines. Yet, being in a country that has suffered as a colony such as Columbia made me think of my land's history and the struggles of my forefathers for what we have today. There is no word to describe how magical the book is!

@alvarocastillo8963 5 жыл бұрын

Ejem, ColOmbia*

@alejobustillo 5 жыл бұрын

@@gabripi No, in English it is also Colombia, bringing up England is completely irrelevant as the name does change depending on the language. Unless you are writing in Romanian, in English and most Latin based languages the correct spelling is Colombia.

@augustodaro2208 5 жыл бұрын

Random Saidkik that’s blatantly wrong. And what makes you look even more cretinous is that a simple google search could reveal this.

@aleandrade1941 5 жыл бұрын

Random Saidkik Columbia is a CITY in south Carolina, Colombia is a COUNTRY!

@josefranciscoomaking7509 5 жыл бұрын

@haileyxin same, I had read this last year and it was the first book that introduced me into the world of novels. I remember having some trouble imagining Macondo because Philippine scenery pops up every time lol I played latin american music while reading to help me.

@rociogallegossanchez3147 Жыл бұрын

Reading 100 Años de Soledad is like having one of those hyper realistic dreams where many years pass and you wake up feeling lost and having to grieve what, turns out, wasn't real. I don't know how he does it, but Gabriel truly poured 100 years into his pages and filled each and every single day of them with the most delicate descriptions. A delish to read, and a fantastic, perfectly culminating ending (my favourite in all of literature, must I say). I will never stop reading this book

@kiwimaracuia9834 4 жыл бұрын

I cried so much reading this. The last pages are so worth it.

@deltatune7577 2 жыл бұрын

I just finished the book this morning, stared down at the last line and felt my eyes became blurry… the author’s speech is such a tearjerker- “and where the races condemned to one hundred years of solitude will, at last and forever, have a second chance on earth”. Thank you.😭😭

@TheIanoTube 9 ай бұрын

That's not the end line though, the final line declares that they did NOT have a second opportunity

@deltatune7577 9 ай бұрын

@@TheIanoTube no it’s not the last line of the book haha, it’s in the author’s speech that he said he hoped that they will have a second chance on earth.

@TheIanoTube 9 ай бұрын

@@deltatune7577 Apologies my friend I didn't read your comment in enough detail hahaha

@deltatune7577 9 ай бұрын

@@TheIanoTube no worries my friend, have a nice day :DD

@nameit3635 5 жыл бұрын

I've read the book when I was 14 yrs old when I lived in Spain. I'm 55 yrs old now and I think about the many books I've read back when I was in my early teens and are considered great literary works but I didn't know back then, I just loved to read and will read any books that my father kept in his book collection, once I was done with his books, I joined a book club so I could access more, but one of the books stuck in my memory is "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It was my father's, I still have it, is in Spanish.

@rhiko7 3 жыл бұрын

Wow reading a book in the native language gets 10 times more amazing

@joycechi9697 Жыл бұрын

the thing about this book is that you can have all the spoilers, and it still won't be the same as reading it. the way he writes is so vivid, lush, and rewarding

@OrdinaryLatvian 9 ай бұрын

The man loves his adjectives, that's for sure.

@guepardo.1 9 күн бұрын

This book is all about style for me. Perfect evocative sentence after perfect evocative sentence. Impossible to put down.

@sebastianardila7263 3 жыл бұрын

as a Colombian im so proud of this video, explaining With beautiful details this master piece of literature.

@phylosophicalvibes113 3 жыл бұрын

Me too :D It's very beautiful

@hki4464 3 жыл бұрын

All the world envie Colombia for Marquez, I read this book way back when I was 16, and here I am 38 years old reading it all over again, also I read love in the time of colera twice, this man was a genius, God bless his soul.

@hunterdragon7210 Ай бұрын

@@hki4464 we always remember him on book fairs and songs, also he is on the 50 000 pesos bill

@robgucci7663 5 жыл бұрын

All the guys in this animation skipped leg day The girls are all legs Great animation

@assemadel2186 5 жыл бұрын

It's like typical One Piece artstyle

@robgucci7663 5 жыл бұрын

Arthur Penfox Obeys Mama Hawk Lmaoo exactly

@thebigdawgj 5 жыл бұрын

It's the beans.

@TheDecatonkeil 5 жыл бұрын

The girls are extra thicc

@EscapeCondition 5 жыл бұрын

This is a thread about classic literature and you're all speaking in memes.

@GabrielAndresAlzate 4 жыл бұрын

Many years ago I travel for Colombia in my Motorcycle. I was close to El Plato, Magdalena and 10 kms before to arrive thousands of yellow buterflies start to fly in the Road, was amazing. I could understand the magic of the real life like Gabriel Garcia Marquez see them. Than for make me remember this book and this travel.

@lovelylittlegirl3332 3 жыл бұрын

"Where no one will be able to decide for others how they die, where love will prove true, and happiness be possible. And where the races condemned to a hundred years of solitude, would have at last and forever a second chance on earth" wow

@miguelromero3713 3 жыл бұрын

I read One Hundred years of solitude over an entire summer. My uncle, a chemistry professor with an inclination for psychology, told me to read it and I blindly accepted. At first, it seemed complicated but I just couldn't stop reading it. I even got lazy but never actually stopped. Looking back, I realised how amazing it actually was. Everytime I hear about a long family in a small town, I will always think of the Buendía-Iguarán family and Macondo because is fiction that actually happens in our world. I recommend reading it at least once in your life because it deserves it.

@TheManiac-nw8ru 3 жыл бұрын

So basiclly this entire book is just deja vu

@Orsan_ 5 жыл бұрын

For those who already read 100 Years of Solitude, I highly recommend Juan Rulfo's “Pedro Páramo”, another Magical realism novel written before Márquez's, which also heavily inspired his novel, as he stated once. In my opinion, it's even better than 100 Years of Solitude, thanks to a more vibrant and concise story, with an engaging narrative and fantastic scenarios, depicting a story around the legacy of Pedro Páramo before and after his death. It has some breathtaking twists as well, so be prepared!

@natnat4366 5 жыл бұрын

The Guy Pedro Páramo es genial, Rulfo es genial, pero no creo que podamos afirmar que su única novela es mejor que la monumental Cien años de soledad

@Orsan_ 5 жыл бұрын

Sam de la Luna Cuestión de perspectivas. No sería la única ocasión en la que un autor con una baraja menos sustanciosa posee una o dos obras de enorme peso. Se me viene a la mente James Joyce, por ejemplo. Incluso el mismo Cervantes, excluyendo sus famosos entremeses. En mi opinión, es superior la novela de Rulfo, obra aplaudida notablemente por Borges. Pero es cuestión de gustos. Gracias por compartir tu opinión.

@aatmaDipoBhava 5 жыл бұрын

Am I from South Asia, India. I got your message. Would read both of them. Respect to the legends. And Lots of Love from India. PS Create or popularize your Cinema industry. Latinos will come out on the world stage and receive appreciation they deserve, in highly connected world barriers can be easily overcome.

@chiki3002 5 жыл бұрын

I love this book too.

@chedagoz7145 5 жыл бұрын

I read Pedro Paramo in a single day and I recomend anyone to do the same. I takes you in full to a weird reality.

@watermenlon3617 2 жыл бұрын

After reading the book I wished it was turned into a movie or animation. AND TO MY SURPRISE DISNEY ANIMATED A MOVIE SIMILAR TO THIS AMAZING PIECE OF ART "ENCANTO"

@zam7z20 2 жыл бұрын

Also coco

@mewsingsbynatk 4 жыл бұрын

"Where no one will be able to decide for others how they die. Where love will prove true, and happiness be possible." Wow. Beautifully said. That's exactly the kind of world I want. ❤💖❤

@cramerfloro5936 5 жыл бұрын

the golden fishes in the background Nice easteregg, Ted Ed!

@lianghe1951 5 жыл бұрын

where?

@cramerfloro5936 5 жыл бұрын

Liang He in some scenes (like when they first show Macondo) where the plot of the book is explained, you can see the golden fishes swimming in the background, which are produced by colonel Aureliano Buendía during the last years of his life

@monicaleon2601 5 жыл бұрын

Supuse que el video estaba lleno de detalles así, pero todavía no leo el libro :D así que... me quedaré con la duda un poquito más.

@aurelio-nerdo 4 жыл бұрын

@@lianghe1951 In minute 2:04 and 4:48. Now, can you remember the meaning of the butterflies? 'cause there are a lot of them in the video.

@juanestebanacostagutierrez8950 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from Colombia, this book is amazing, I recommend you print the buendia's family tree so you can understand the book better.

@super.surabhi 3 жыл бұрын

After watching this video I ordered the one hundred years of solitude. Oh my god! What an amazing superb book. I loved it and I am so glad I read it. I am in still in hangover from the book. Now I am gonna read love in the time of cholera by the same author.

@silgoni17 3 жыл бұрын

"Of love and other demons" is also a great book of García Márquez :)

@super.surabhi 3 жыл бұрын

Silvia González Nieves thanks I will check it out

@xxdc3xx 2 жыл бұрын

As a Colombian, I really apreciate this recommendation. This is a powerful and meaningful book for my people that help us to understand our own history and I think It can be powerful and meaningful for anyone in the world. Also thank you for your effor in pronunciation of the names and places. Love your videos, thanks a lot for your contetent!

@EMtubeT 5 жыл бұрын

The genealogy of this book is so intricate that even you, my dear people from TED-Ed, made a serious mistake: the patriach of the family is in fact José Arcadio Buendía (02:48), but your wrong whith his sons names. The coronel (02:50) is Aureliano Buendía and the tattoed sailor (02:52) is José Arcadio (without the last name, because that's the way the author diferenciates between J.A senior and J.A. junior). Anyways, thank's for the incredible animation and for recomendate this jewel of the modern literature. PD: One Hundred Years of Solitude have probably the greatest finale I have ever read in a novel.

@m1sh474 5 жыл бұрын

The greatest first line and the greatest finale.

@kidedaionsymoti4036 5 жыл бұрын

The finale was the only right outcome for the book, amerite?

@EiderVRc 5 жыл бұрын

@@m1sh474 so agreed on that. If only u guys could read it in its purest form, en Español, u could experience the perfection in a book.

@e.matthews 5 жыл бұрын

@@EiderVRc That's one of my goals learning Spanish!

@tititota1042 4 жыл бұрын

damn, i thought i only noticed that

@NattySJuegosyAnime 4 жыл бұрын

This book is not meant to be read only once. When I read it for the first time in Spanish, it was a bit complicated to understand but the ending blew my mind. Now that I'm trying to read it again in English, I've been catching so many more details and realizing how it was a masterpiece from beginning to end. Highly recommended

@minttea99 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone come back here from Disney's Encanto to learn more about magical realism and Colombia culture?

@atefless 2 жыл бұрын

No.

@tedtolliver572 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! The yellow butterflies in the movie are supposedly inspired by this.

@tinavarghese3731 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, I remember reading this during med school, to take a break from studies. But I didn't know I was falling into a well constructed, organized story telling. Took me almost 3 weeks to genuinely understand the characters and storyline, with all the 7 generations. All I remember now, is being perplexed how the maternal mother was alive for 4 generations in the book. Opened my brain to a new genre. Also, shout-out to Love in the Time of Cholera.

@jmrabinez9254 4 ай бұрын

"to take a break from studies" What do you mean with that?

@tinavarghese3731 4 ай бұрын

i wanted to enjoy some me time. i was busy with lots of exams and reading while at medschool. so i decided to temporarily stop my studies, to read one hundred years of solitude. and it was so worth it. @@jmrabinez9254

@burger116 5 жыл бұрын

Love the animation!! This channel is going really well! Well done!

@MaxSharma1989 5 жыл бұрын

"That you and I exist in this moment is enough for me." - Fabulous quote and life philosophy 👌👌👌

@nes6i714 2 жыл бұрын

I first read this book the autumn of my sophomore year. I fell in love with the complex storyline. This genre, magical realism, was something I hadn’t fully dipped into yet. The following year I wanted to write my extended essay over this book but I was not able to. I hope everyone enjoys this book as much as I do. It’s truly a beautiful thing!

@hanieh3133 2 жыл бұрын

I was actually looking at writing my extended essay over this book too… why were you not able to? :(

@nes6i714 2 жыл бұрын

@@hanieh3133 I was told by my IB English teacher that, "Due to not being a native Spanish speaker, you are not eligible to use this book for the Extended Essay & doing so will essentially result in forfeiting the chance to receive a International Baccalaureate Diploma."

@razaalee9477 Жыл бұрын

Just completed the book and I am so overwhelmed right now. There are so many feelings that I am having difficulty putting in words. God bless GGM for writing this masterpiece and what a worthy use of Nobel Literature Prize.

@librarymouse567 4 жыл бұрын

This is the book that opened my eyes and heart and began my immense love of reading. I owe who I am to this book

@juanballesteros5660 3 жыл бұрын

Dilmelo a mi que lo lei a los 18 años,me quede leyendolo hasta la madrugada,luego escuche en audiolibro...definitivamente lo mejor que me ha pasado en ls vida.

@carolnorton2551 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best books I ever read, mostly due to "it's lush detailed sentences", always fascinating.

@kazazism 5 жыл бұрын

I've read it some time ago, such a powerful book, I can't describe how I felt after I finished it, it's so just overwhelming

@docbaker3333 2 жыл бұрын

That nobel speech by Garcia Marquez Literally made me Tear up the man sounds like such a noble and good person with a profound love of humanity.

@dirkrol3471 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best books, I hope the English version captures all the magic it was put to it.

@m1sh474 5 жыл бұрын

The oficial English translation was so good that GGM himself praised the translator and his work as art.

@llegaremosalasestrellas3245 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I think the transduction is not very good. Since the proper title is wrong. The Spanish word "soledad" can be translated to "solitude" and "looliness". However in the English version they chose the wrong meaning. Loolines should be a better option.

@omarmunoz5787 5 жыл бұрын

llegaremos a las estrellas as a fully bilingual, I don’t feel like 100 years of loneliness is the better alternative

@verycursed5585 5 жыл бұрын

Omar Muñoz same

@rod3785 5 жыл бұрын

The ending is incredible. It made me want to read it a second time right away

@javiersolis2993 2 жыл бұрын

As a colombian, and after reading the comments, I can't believe I haven't read the book even though I have it in my personal library. I'm gonna start reading it ASAP!

@adityasaumya8166 4 жыл бұрын

Finished reading the book today. I must say that it really was a literary masterpiece. I never knew that a book can unleash such amount of emotions in you.

@desireepetitdemurat8660 5 жыл бұрын

This book was one of the best reading experiences of my life, I remember that I couldn’t put it down and because of it I went to work without sleeping,, but it was worth it; the resolution is amazing. Right after, I read El Amor en Tiempos del Cólera and many others by Garcìa Márquez, I call that, my “realismo mágico” period. It was magical indeed. Thank you for that Gabo.

@shivamgolliwar8677 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know Spanish. Does the English version have same magic as the original one? Thanks for the help 🙂

@leopardscanfly 3 жыл бұрын

@@shivamgolliwar8677 It is certainly magical in English

@MrTre3tre3tre3 3 жыл бұрын

@@shivamgolliwar8677 yes, almost the same... but there are some colombian idioms even hard to understand to other spanish speakers...

@jelielenriquez7847 Жыл бұрын

Si, y el diálogo final del "Amor en los tiempos del cólera"

@desireepetitdemurat8660 Жыл бұрын

@@jelielenriquez7847 Totalmente de acuerdo!

@AgusSkywalker 5 жыл бұрын

I've read this novel 8 times. And it never gets old. You always find new details. This is a novel that rewards second and third readings

@NetworkKids 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, that's great to know. I just went through it, and to keep things short, I was shook. I still am. It's the greatest novel I've had the pleasure of reading.

@juanballesteros5660 3 жыл бұрын

Lo lei a los 18 años(fue lo mejor que ne paso) luego a los 25,lo escuche en audiolibros..

@ItisMoody 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. 100 Years of Solitude remains, more than a decade after I read it, my favourite novel of all time. Gabriel García Márquez is an absolute genius! Also, kudos to his wife for taking care of the family, which allowed us to enjoy his rich literature!..

@zentown-meditationrelaxing8717 2 жыл бұрын

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is my favorite story ever. Literaly is like reading something you will always have stuck into your heart. Highly recommended.

@ezequielgonzalez8567 5 жыл бұрын

I feel lucky that this book was written in Spanish because it's my mother tongue.

@mashamitchell9574 5 жыл бұрын

This book is available in several languages and has been for decades.

@freetrader0000 5 жыл бұрын

@@mashamitchell9574 That's a given. But a lot is lost in translation. Many books have an almost poetic feeling that cannot be perfectly translated to other languages. Particularly, I even feel that the realism in spanish and english are two completely different genres. Therefore, I'm also glad I could enjoy this book in its original language!

@coldsilence2 5 жыл бұрын

@@mashamitchell9574 well, no duh, that's not what the op meant.

@davidc.l.7137 5 жыл бұрын

100 Años de Soledad, a true masterpiece. I have only read it once (for now) but I know it's one of those books you have to read at least once every 5~10 years, as you'll interpret it differently as you grow up and your perspective changes. I was fascinated by all the symbolism (beware of yellow!) and how the names worked: for example, when you are reading about the twins and it's weird because you expect the one who's named Aureliano to act like an Aureliano.

@ayoutuber3360 4 жыл бұрын

The animation, background music and narration is just amazing! I'm watching on repeat. I need a 10hr video of this style.

@elmalifico3708 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh a multi-generational story, mystical and magical absurdity. This kinda sounds like JoJo. I’m in.

@Abelhawk 5 жыл бұрын

Magic realism is my favorite genre: I love when movies and media depict an "almost" reality where odd things are taken for granted. My favorites are probably Scott Pilgrim v. the World and Shaolin Soccer.

@user-qf7rw2jn2l 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah... you should probably do some research on what magical realism is.

@Stoney-Jacksman 5 жыл бұрын

hahahhaah

@8ballstreet 4 жыл бұрын

Love that too, Hemlock Grove being my favorite. A normal world where the fact that one highshool boy is a werewolf is seemingly leas weird than him being a gypsy.

@amoghskulkarni 4 жыл бұрын

And Pokémon universe

@prernapriz 4 жыл бұрын

If that's your favourite genre then you should give Salman Rushdie a try too.

@kapamaroyGR 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite book of all time. I cried with happiness when I finished it. So powerful and intense, it makes you dive into it's world and get lost in there forever

@gilangsetyawibawa185 2 жыл бұрын

Disney's Encanto brought me here

@amesun9791 4 жыл бұрын

I read it after this recommendation I am blown away. This book, and certainly this author, is one of a kind. His unique storytelling and storyline keeps the reader attached to the book. He makes you feel every single emotion the chacters feel- anger, happiness, sadness and of course solitude.

@lisriver1 5 жыл бұрын

This book is a must! I've read it three times and every time, I always found something magical and new... One of my favorites! A piece of art! The animation is BEAUTIFUL!!!

@bluelenax5375 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a Colombian girl and I'm so proud of this. This is my favorite book, for so many reasons I feel really connected to it and it is my escape from my reality.

@tjena5772 3 жыл бұрын

It fitted perfectly to my imagination fed on Indian mythologies and tales of wonderful princes, paupers, vagabonds, wanderers, adventurers, fairies, witches and heroes and villains of kinds. It was so coincidental that the Nobel Committee announcement came when I was half way through the book. It wasn’t difficult for me to navigate the vast array of characters, minor and major, thanks to our epic Mahabharata and Ramayana. I had some exposure to Latin American literature as I had read Luís Borges and Neruda. But the Buendia family just blew me away time and again putting me on the laps of my grand mother who had just passed away three months earlier. Reading One Hundred Years helped me to reconnect with my own childhood, family, village, all the wonderful people of the past and my country. Amazingly it helped to understand with lot of clarity a book I had read months before, Salman’s Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children. Now, after reading all significant books from Latin American literature, I consider One Hundred Years as my key to the room of Latin treasure. This video is much better for its animation than the content expressed in words.

@camilocarrillo2132 4 жыл бұрын

my favorite and most read book, I still remember vividly how good it was to spend a whole day reading by the lake and not care about anything else...apartense vacas que la vida es corta!

@vicentemorua4517 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this book! I recommend this book to all who love literature!

@marky_marc 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite novel of all time! It somewhat difficult to fully grasp the story the first time around. I had to read it twice in order to truly appreciate this masterpiece.

@anchitaroy9126 2 жыл бұрын

I just finished reading it for the first time and I agree with what you say. While I truly enjoyed reading the book, I'd say I read the whole book with wide-eyed wonder but it's so profound that I don't think I have been able to absorb it all. I'll re read it sometime later, so that I can truly relish this masterpiece.

@kaisamsa 2 жыл бұрын

I consider this and Orwell's 1984 to be the two greatest novels ever made. Incredible masterpieces.

@mashamitchell9574 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, I love this book. It was assigned to us by a high school Spanish teacher as an extra credit assignment when I was a youngin. I've reread it at least 5 or 6 times in the 15-years since high school.

@karamswaid7734 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest novels ever .. So rich .. great imagination.. .. Just amazing..

@kerovibe 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds a lot like jojo, I'm sold.

@TheBlackAndWhiteDuelist 4 жыл бұрын

Same.

@aerickajm9298 4 жыл бұрын

YES

@CalmNoises 4 жыл бұрын

Even here, a true man of culture can be found. What a time to be alive.

@easylove3304 4 жыл бұрын

@@CalmNoises =))

@RLomoterenge 4 жыл бұрын

José José

@pandawan4 2 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to this to relive the gorgeous artwork. Wish there were more animations like this!!

@erikaalexandraparrabernal2021 5 жыл бұрын

This animation is breathtaking!!!! This book is my favourite book of all times and I am actually re-reading it while I found your video! One of the most beautiful stories! Macondo is always a place I like to revisit over and over again! Bravo for this video!!! It is spectacular!!!!

@shivamgolliwar8677 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know Spanish. Does the English version have same magic as the original one?

@asynthe 5 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed at this video, being one hundred years of solitude the first book that made me take the habit of reading, and after almost 100 books later, i still feel the magical heartbreaking prose that Gabriel García Márquez put on this masterpiece. It is a must read for all americans and even the europeans, if they want to know true latin america's soul.

@zeromailss 5 жыл бұрын

The first two minutes already sold me to read this book, thank you and I will be back once I have finished reading

@coyfish4610 4 жыл бұрын

Hod id you like it?

@hatepirate6467 4 жыл бұрын

Did you finish it

@EnfieldsMikeP 3 жыл бұрын

How was the book?

@redbloodbluemoon1423 3 жыл бұрын

And?

@guillem.590 3 жыл бұрын

How was it?

@Isagutto 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best animations and content I've ever seen. This is beautiful.

@charliebates321 5 жыл бұрын

The art/animation is stunning, beautiful, and magical. Want to see more of it!

@BrokenSymetry 5 жыл бұрын

Videos and channels like these are why I keep coming back to KZfaq

@monicaleon2601 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@104yearsago 2 жыл бұрын

I heard Encanto was inspired by this book. Had to look it up. Love the backstory and all the info you put.

@yellowbelly7863 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite authors I recomed "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" although not as gripping as this story, it really takes hold of magical realism

@tatianaesquerra7271 5 жыл бұрын

That was the first thing I ever read by GGM, started with the first lines and said, "what the heck is this", and left it. I was young. Years later I grabed it again and didn´t put down his books for a looong time. I love him!

@ginarodriguez3880 4 жыл бұрын

You really like him, the shorts tales are the best: La mujer que llegaba a las seis, El rastro de sangre en la nieve, master piece!!

@therealmaiku 5 жыл бұрын

The most beatiful book I ever read. Probably also my favorite one. Everytime I read it gives me shivers. The bad thing is that the book is really hard to translate properly to also transfer the magic that Márquez imprint to it. A good reason to learn Spanish :)

@hki4464 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought that as much as mesmerising this book translated to my language(Arabic in my case), it would be even more beautiful in its original language.

@MAHERGRITLI 5 жыл бұрын

I red the book back in1997 It was complicated and hard to digest،،specially it accurs in a very different culture (I am from Libya) But once you get in to it you will find it a wonderful and inspiring story

@sirver7226 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, this came right on time, During Quarantine.

@user-qx6ri2bf4o 2 жыл бұрын

I'm colombian and I found this video, is beautiful! ❤️ I loved the edition and explanation, everyone should read the book!

@sae- 5 жыл бұрын

My name is Amaranta thanks for that book

@angieduque4748 5 жыл бұрын

A beautiful name from a beautiful story

@palomasanmartin302 5 жыл бұрын

At least is not aureliano

@ElPerpuli 5 жыл бұрын

la belleza de Amaranta guitarras .v

@swagmeister5323 Жыл бұрын

i’m actually currently reading this book and stumbled upon this video! it’s beautiful- simply wonderful writing style and storyline all blended into the past and the present. the magical realism makes it feel like something that could happen in real life, but is entirely implausible at the same time. it’s fantastic.