Leaf Storm

Published in 1955Leaf Storm, The first important work of Gabriel García Márquez, the master of the movement known as "magical realism" in Latin American literature. Another feature of this long story that should be emphasized is that the imaginary town of Macondo, which forms the background not only of Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude but also of his later works, appears for the first time in this book.
The rot left over from the exploitation of a giant banana company The story of a funeral ceremony that should not have been held in this town where the smell is prevalent is told. A strange doctor who was hated by all the townspeople died, and an old retired colonel tried to bury him with his daughter and grandchild, despite the opposition of the people, just to fulfill a promise he had made to him. Just like in Sophocles' immortal tragedy Antigone, which defends a common life based on tolerance and individual rights and shows an example of resistance. The preparation phase of the funeral and the quarter-century fairytale story of Macondo are told in half an hour and through flashbacks, from the different perspectives of these three people. This book, which is the product of extraordinary imagination, is a masterpiece presented with a masterful, simple expression by an author who knows very well that he can create miracles.