One Hundred Years of Solitude

This book was first published in Argentina in 1967 by Editorial Sudamericana, S.A., Buenos Aires, under the title Cien Años de Soledad.

Assistance for the translation of this volume was given by the Center for Inter-American Relations.

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English translation © 1970 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 7483632

ISBN: 0-380-01503-X

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First Avon Bard Printing: May 1971

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