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Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Magical Realism)

Gabriel García Márquez was a Colombian author renowned for popularizing "magical realism," a literary style that blends fantastical elements with everyday life seamlessly. In his works, extraordinary events—like ghosts or extraordinary coincidences—are presented as normal, revealing deeper truths about human experience and culture. This approach allows readers to see the world with wonder and interpret reality beyond the purely logical, highlighting the mystical qualities intertwined with daily existence. Márquez's stories, especially "One Hundred Years of Solitude," exemplify this style, capturing the richness of Latin American culture and the complex nature of human history through a harmonious mix of the real and the magical.