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In a short story by this author, a 12-year-old girl accidentally burns down her house and is sold into prostitution by her grandmother. Another story by this author is centered around a group of women mourning the death of a figure found washed ashore, who is given the name (10[1])Esteban. This author of “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” described a rain storm that lasts for five years after the massacre of banana plantation (10[1])workers. (10[1])That novel by this (10[1])author opens with a firing squad executing Colonel Aureliano Buendía, (10[1])who recalls the founding of the town of Macondo. For 10 points, name this Colombian author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. ■END■

ANSWER: Gabriel García Márquez [prompt on García or Márquez] (The first line is “The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother.”)
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Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CUCLA D4810
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AUCLA B7410
Alex Chen (DII)Claremont CUSC7510
Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AClaremont B7910
Aarav Kakad (DII)UCLA EUCSD8910

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