Dec 27, 2009

The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World | Characters

Although he is a stranger—and a dead stranger at that—Esteban plays a central role in the villager's lives. His appearance is sudden and mysterious: the story begins when children of the small coastal village see an unfamiliar bulge in the sea. When it washes up on the beach they realize it is a drowned man. For the rest of the afternoon they play with the corpse until another villager sees them and tells the rest of the villagers. The men of the village then carry the body to the nearest house, remarking that he weighs almost as much as a horse. He is also taller than other men and...