One Hundred Years of Solitude

one could understand that her
shaved and perfect skull was
not some kind of challenge,
and that the boldness with
which she uncovered her
thighs to cool off was not a
criminal provocation, nor was
her pleasure when she sucked
her fingers after. eating. What
no member of the family ever
knew was that the strangers
did not take long to realize
that Remedios the Beauty
gave off a breath of