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One hundred years of solitude: Audiobook

The One hundred years of solitude audiobook runs an estimated 12.8 hours (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8est. listening hrs
4.1★86 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish One hundred years of solitude at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 89% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 54% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners who want magic systems and epic quests: a solid week of commutes at 12.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

Now a Netflix series adaptation starring Claudio Cataño, Jerónimo Barón, and Marco González One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the One hundred years of solitude audiobook?

One hundred years of solitude runs about 12.8 hours, our estimate from its 432 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the One hundred years of solitude audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Is One hundred years of solitude worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was One hundred years of solitude first published?

One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel García Márquez was first published in 1967.