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Consider the following statements about the book 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez: 1. The novel employs magical realism to narrate the rise and fall of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo. 2. It presents a linear historical account focused solely on Colombia's political events in the 20th century. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Only statement 1 is correct
2. Only statement 2 is correct
3. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
4. Neither statement 1 nor 2 is correct

Correct answer: Only statement 1 is correct

Solution

Statement 1 is correct because the novel uses magical realism and follows the Buendía family in Macondo. Statement 2 is incorrect because the novel is not a linear historical account focused solely on 20th-century Colombian politics.

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