• Episode 2: The Universal Village

  • Sep 25 2024
  • Length: 33 mins
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Episode 2: The Universal Village

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  • In the iconic opening lines of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Macondo—the town founded by the Buendía family in the heart of the Colombian Caribbean—becomes the seed of the world. In this episode, Nadia Celis sits down with historian Kristen Block to explore how the Caribbean emerged as the “navel of the world.” Together, they uncover the historical currents that shaped this region and dive into the origins of the Buendía family, tackling their most enduring struggles: violence and solitude.
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