What is the original Spanish title of One Hundred Years of Solitude?

The original Spanish title of One Hundred Years of Solitude is Cien años de soledad.

Gabriel García Márquez’s novel was written in Spanish and first published in Buenos Aires by Editorial Sudamericana on June 5, 1967. The title refers to the long emotional, social, and historical isolation experienced by the Buendía family across several generations in the fictional town of Macondo.

The novel follows repeated names, recurring patterns, political upheaval, civil wars, technological change, romance, death, and supernatural events. Its narration treats extraordinary occurrences as part of ordinary life, a style closely associated with magical realism. The English translation, titled One Hundred Years of Solitude, was published in 1970 and was translated by Gregory Rabassa.

Readers sometimes confuse the title with other major Spanish-language novels, such as Isabel Allende’s La casa de los espíritus or García Márquez’s own El amor en los tiempos del cólera. The Spanish word años means “years,” while soledad means “solitude” or “loneliness”; the ñ is an essential part of the original spelling.