In this magical short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the inhabitants of a village change after finding the body of a dead man on their shore. The villagers name this corpse Esteban, and through their empathy with it, realise the limitations of their own lives, and are thus inspired to improve theirselves. Through Esteban, they find unity and become more than a village, a community. Marquez is one of the most important authors of the Magical Realism movement and this short story has all the hallmarks…
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