"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" is a magical realist short story by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who is largely considered the "father" of magical realism. The story was first published in Spanish in 1968, then published by Playboy in English in 1971. The story was later published in the collection Leaf Storm and Other Stories in 1972. The story follows a small fishing village after the arrival of a drowned man on their shore. As the town interacts with the town, they begin to change, caused to realize things about themselves and their ways because of the drowned man's presence.
The story is a prime example of magical realism, a mostly literary genre in which an...
