Space in Cien años de soledad: Interiority as a Condition of the World’s Revelation

Abstract

In this work I emphasize the role of space in the novel Cien años de soledad with the idea that the space-time duality is equally balanced as other dichotomies that not only articulate and aesthetically enhance the text, but also allow us to unravel the mystery of its meaning. I am interested in pointing out how, although the book has a more narrative than descriptive character, the space in general, and the house of the Buendía in particular, are elements that give valid keys for an interpretation of which the writer himself gave several clues. I therefore inquire into the characteristics of the novel’s domestic interior and the similarities with the grandparent’s property at Aracataca (Colombia), whose plan (unpublished) was outlined by the author during a 1978 interview