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Gabriel García Márquez popularized magical realism — everyday life with a splash of impossible.

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García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) became a defining magical realism work, blending everyday life with surreal events presented as normal. It helped globalize Latin American literature, selling millions of copies and inspiring generations of writers.

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