Big Mama’s Funeral

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Big Mama’s Funeral is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, set in the fictional town of Macondo, that satirically portrays the extravagant funeral of a powerful matriarch.

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instanceOf literary work
short story
author Gabriel García Márquez NERFINISHED
centralEvent extravagant funeral
containsElement fantastical elements
hyperbole
irony
countryOfOrigin Colombia NERFINISHED
createdBy Gabriel García Márquez NERFINISHED
fictionalTown Macondo NERFINISHED
firstPublicationLanguage Spanish
genre magic realism
satire
literaryMovement Latin American Boom NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Big Mama NERFINISHED
narrativeStyle third-person narration
notableFor allegorical portrayal of political power
extravagant depiction of a funeral
originalLanguage Spanish
originalTitle Los funerales de la Mamá Grande NERFINISHED
partOfCollection Los funerales de la Mamá Grande NERFINISHED
protagonistRole powerful matriarch
publicationForm short story collection
setInFictionalUniverse Macondo cycle of stories NERFINISHED
setting Macondo NERFINISHED
theme death
myth of power
political authority
power
social satire

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Macondo appearsIn Big Mama’s Funeral