The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
E97623
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and tragedy in the story of a young girl exploited by her ruthless grandmother.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
→
|
| adaptation |
film adaptation "Eréndira"
→
|
| antagonistRole |
the heartless grandmother
→
|
| author |
Gabriel García Márquez
NERFINISHED
→
|
| basedOn |
original short story by Gabriel García Márquez
→
|
| containsElement |
fantastical events treated as ordinary
→
social criticism → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
→
|
| firstPublicationForm |
short story
→
|
| genre |
magical realism
→
tragedy → |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Eréndira
NERFINISHED
→
Eréndira's grandmother → |
| literaryMovement |
Latin American Boom
NERFINISHED
→
|
| literaryPeriod |
20th-century literature
→
|
| literaryStyle |
magical realism
→
|
| mainCharacter |
Eréndira
NERFINISHED
→
Eréndira's grandmother → |
| narrativeForm |
prose
→
|
| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
→
|
| notableFor |
blend of the fantastic and the cruelly realistic
→
depiction of child exploitation → |
| originalLanguage |
Spanish
→
|
| protagonistRole |
Eréndira is the exploited granddaughter
→
|
| setting |
unnamed coastal desert region
→
|
| theme |
exploitation
→
innocence → oppression → power and control → prostitution → sacrifice → |
| titleCharacterTrait |
Eréndira is portrayed as innocent
NERFINISHED
→
the grandmother is portrayed as heartless → |
| workOf |
Gabriel García Márquez bibliography
→
|