La Hojarasca (or Leaf Storm and Litter) is a novella written by Gabriel García Márquez. Released in 1955, it is the first appearance of the fictional village of Macondo.
Characters[]
- The Colonel - a narrator in the novella, a veteran of the Civil War
- The Doctor - a doctor living at the colonel's home
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Publisher's summary[]
'SUDDENLY, AS IF A WHIRLWIND HAD SET DOWN ROOTS IN THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN, THE BANANA COMPANY ARRIVED, PURSUED BY THE LEAF STORM'
As a blizzard of warehouses and amusement parlours and slums descends on the small town of Macondo, the inhabitants reel at the accompanying stench of rubbish that makes their home unrecognisable. When the banana company leaves town as fast as it arrived, all they are left with is a void of decay.
Living in this devastated and soulless wasteland is one last honourable man, the Colonel, who is determined to fulfil a long standing promise, no matter how unpalatable it may be. With the death of the detested Doctor, he must provide an honourable burial - and incur the wrath of the rest of Macondo, who would rather see the Doctor rot, forgotten and unattended.
Author's continuity[]
- Macondo also appears in Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude and it is mentioned in the novella In Evil Hour.
Sources[]
- Wikipedia
- Goodreads