49 - GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ (Colombia, 1927 – Mexico, 2014).

GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ (Colombia, 1927 – Mexico, 2014). “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” 23rd edition, 1971, Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires. Printer: Talleres Gráficos de la Compañía Impresora Argentina S.A. (Buenos Aires). Cover designed by Vicente Rojo Almazán (Barcelona, 1932–2021) Signed by Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Adriano González León Provenance: Assistant to the actor who presented the Rómulo Gallegos Prize to Gabriel García Márquez. Simón Bolívar University, 1971. The top cover is detached; the book has binding damage and signs of wear. Measurements: 19 x 13 x 3.5 cm. This item holds special bibliographic, documentary, and artistic interest. It is a copy of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, published by Editorial Sudamericana in Buenos Aires in 1971, just four years after the first edition of the novel that established Gabriel García Márquez as one of the great voices of world literature. In addition to its editorial significance, it features an element of particular interest: the handwritten signatures of the author, García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Adriano González León. Furthermore, the cover was designed by the renowned artist and designer Vicente Rojo Almazán. The inclusion of his work in this edition lends the copy an artistic dimension that exceptionally complements its literary and historical value. *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, first published in 1967, is one of the seminal novels of Spanish-American literature. The story chronicles the lives of several generations of the Buendía family, from the founding of Macondo to its demise. This particular copy holds unique bibliographic and documentary significance due to its provenance, which is directly linked to the 1971 Rómulo Gallegos Prize, which Gabriel García Márquez received for *One Hundred Years of Solitude*. According to the provenance provided, the book belonged to an attendee at the award ceremony held at Simón Bolívar University. *One Hundred Years of Solitude* was first published in Buenos Aires in 1967 and quickly became a publishing and cultural phenomenon. The awarding of the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 1971 marked one of the novel’s first major international recognitions and constituted a decisive milestone in García Márquez’s establishment within Latin American literature.