The twentieth century is the "finest hour" of Latin American literature. Its beginning is considered to be 1949. It was then that the first "magic books" appeared - "The Maize People" by Miguel Asturias and the novel "The Kingdom of the Earth" by Alejo Carpentier. Almost 20 years later, Garcia Marquez will write the novel "One Hundred years of Solitude" - the most famous example of the genre of "magical realism". "The Maize People" is a foreign classic that captures the reader from the very first words. Events turn into surrealism, as in the paintings of Salvador Dali, and it is no longer possible to distinguish reality from fiction. The plot of the book is simple. Gaspard Ilom conspired with the Indians to prevent the traders from cutting down and burning the forest. Many greedy merchants died by his hand, and then the Indian Machohan bought poison and poisoned Gaspard. But you can't just kill a man who is guarded by yellow rabbits with ears made of corn leaves. For them, there are no secrets, no threats, no distances.…The struggle continues. A new chapter begins the story of a wide variety of people and magical ... the twentieth century is the "finest hour" of Latin American literature. Its beginning is considered to be 1949. It was then that the first "magic books" appeared - "The Maize People" by Miguel Asturias and the novel "The Kingdom of the Earth" by Alejo Carpentier. Almost 20 years later, Garcia Marquez will write the novel "One Hundred years of Solitude" - the most famous example of the genre of "magical realism". "The Maize People" is a foreign classic that captures the reader from the very first words. Events turn into surrealism, as in the paintings of Salvador Dali, and it is no longer possible to distinguish reality from fiction. The plot of the book is simple. Gaspard Ilom conspired with the Indians to prevent the traders from cutting down and burning the forest. Many greedy merchants died by his hand, and then the Indian Machohan bought poison and poisoned Gaspard. But you can't just kill a man who is guarded by yellow rabbits with ears made of corn leaves. For them, there are no secrets, no threats, no distances.…The struggle continues. A new chapter begins with a story about a variety of people and magical objects: a family suffering from curses, a blind man who regains his sight, and a postman who turns into a coyote. The action of the classic novel covers both villages and towns. The author shows life as it is: from forest animals to wise shamans, from corn fields to hurricanes in mountain gorges. The "Maize People" contain the spirit of Guatemala, its exoticism, and a history that cannot be found in reference books and encyclopedias. If you are interested in the culture of South America and are not indifferent to the genre of "magical realism", do not pass by. This is one of the best examples of exclusive Latin American classics from the brilliant writer who won the Nobel Prize in 1967.