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Los funerales de la Mamá Grande is a satirical short story by Gabriel García Márquez, set in his mythical town of Macondo, that uses magical realism to critique Latin American political corruption and power structures through the extravagant funeral of the town's absolute ruler, Big Mama.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:Spanish
Published: Bogotá, Colombia : Editorial La Oveja Negra, [1986]
Edition:10a. edición colombiana.
Subjects:
Macondo (Imaginary place) > Fiction.
Colombia > Social life and customs > Fiction.
City and town life > South America > Fiction.
Small cities > South America > Fiction.
Roman espagnol.
Spanish fiction.
Short stories.
Table of Contents:
  • La siesta del martes
  • Un día de éstos
  • En este pueblo no hay ladrones
  • La prodigiosa tarde de Baltazar
  • La viuda de Montiel
  • Un día después del sábado
  • Rosas artificiales
  • Los funerales de la Mamá Grande.