The novel ““One Hundred Years of Solitude” of the Colombian writer, Gabriel Garcia Marquezbroke the sales record in Japan almost nine weeks after the launch of a new edition in the Asian country.
Márquez’s work arrived in Japanese lands in 1972, the person in charge of the translation from Spanish to Japanese was in charge of Tadashi Tsuzumia version that is maintained in the relaunch of 2024.
The renewed edition of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” It was released on June 26 and managed to become a “boom” at book fairs and bookstores, where more than 290 thousand copies of the story set in have been sold Macondoaccording to the media The Mainichi.
Why did One Hundred Years of Solitude break sales records in Japan?
The plot of the Buendia family, that García Márquez narrated in “One Hundred Years of Solitude” It once again captured the Japanese, who had already given up on the Latin American writer in previous decades when three hardcover editions of the work were published.
However, on this occasion there are several factors that have contributed to readers buying this new edition that promises to be one of the best versions of the iconic novel.
The launch is being handled by Shinchosha publishing house, with the work of the literary editor Ryo Kikuchiwho thought of creating a pocket version that has made the price very accessible, according to the Colombian newspaper Change.
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The book costs 1,375 yen, equivalent to 8.57 dollars; this is approximately 170 Mexican pesos. The preface was written by Yasutaka Tsutsui, a science fiction novelist, and there is also a reading guide by the poet and essayist, Natsuki Ikezawawhich makes it easier to understand the line of the entire Buendía lineage and the world of Macondo.
But what has made this edition a “jewel” that could be considered collectible for consumers, is its cover made by the illustrator Ryuto Miyakewho has great fame in Japan.
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In fact, he himself shared on his account Instagram the illustration made for Gabriel García Márquez’s story, showing a rooster, flowers and the general.
“Artwork for the Japanese edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, published from Shinchosha,” Miyake wrote in the post.