Gabriel García Marquez started writing his best known book 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' in 1966 and it was published the next year.

The book was originally written in Spanish and called 'Cien años de soledad'.

It is the highest selling Spanish book, except the Bible

The author didn't want it to be adapted on screen

Gabriel García Marquez had almost given up writing

The author liked the English translation of the book more than his original work

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