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ancianita

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6. I've read Marquez's book twice. Being a former H.S./college English teacher,

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 01:20 PM

Dec 16

I have to say that Marquez is not the originator of magical surrealism.

It was Nathaniel Hawthorne. Credit where credit is due -- his best example is his 1835 short story,
"Young Goodman Brown."

https://www.owleyes.org/text/young-goodman-brown/read/young-goodman-brown#root-21981

Still, I'll be watching 100 Years of Solitude on Netflix. Thanks for the heads up.

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I've read Marquez's book twice. Being a former H.S./college English teacher, ancianita Dec 16 #6