One Hundred Years of Solitude

shroud for Rebeca. Later on,
when Aureliano Triste told
how he had seen her changed
into an apparition with
leathery skin and a few
golden threads on her skull,
Amaranta was not surprised
because the specter described
was exactly what she had
been imagining for some
time. She had decided to
restore Rebecas corpse, to
disguise with paraffin the
damage to her face and make