The plot of the story 'The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World' by Gabriel García Márquez belongs to genre of magic realism. The narration develops the character of Esteban. From the beginning when the children see him as 'whale' to 'the tallest man, strongest, most virile, and best built man'. Women of the village sigh and say 'he' ours'. The arrival of Esteban transforms the whole village, men work to find out a suitable burial for him, women bring more flowers for him. Everything in the village will be different since 'memory' of Esteban will remain forever and village is itself called 'Esteban's village'.
