The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World | Essays and Criticism

  • Marquez's Use of Magic Realism

    In the following essay, Korb discusses Marquez's use of magic realism in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World."

  • The Master of Short Forms

    In the following essay, this author discusses Garcia Marquez's short fiction, including "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," which he calls a "folklore science-fiction."

  • The Voyage Beyond the Map: "El Ahogado Mas Hermoso Del Mundo"

    In the following excerpted essay, Davis talks about the environment of some of Garcia Marquez's short stories, and how he uses "a heroic figure to revolutionize mundane reality."