Gabriel García Márquez: The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World. Summary and analysis
The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, published in 1972 in the book The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother. The story begins when some children discover a corpse washed up in a small, isolated coastal village. When the body is brought to the town, the inhabitants are surprised by its enormous size and strange beauty. As they try to understand who this man was, his silent presence begins to awaken a series of emotions, thoughts and unexpected transformations in the community.
