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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 Esteban. (10[1])This author of “The Handsomest Drowned (10[1])Man in the World” (10[1])described a rain storm that lasts for five years after the massacre of banana (10[1])plantation workers. (10[2])That novel by this author opens with a firing squad executing Colonel Aureliano (10[1])Buendía, who recalls the founding of the town of Macondo. For 10 points, name this Colombian author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. (10[1])■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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Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 4910
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan A (UG) Miami A (UG) 5510
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Ohio State B (DII) 5910
Carter Pisocky (DII)Michigan D (UG)Ohio State C (DII) 7310
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A CWRU A (UG) 7510
Kara Braun (DII)Michigan State B Miami B (UG) 7510
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan C Miami C (DII) 8810
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)West Virginia B (UG) 11310

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