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Learn about the plot, themes, and characters of Gabriel García Márquez's novella, a classic of magical realism. Find flashcards, study tools, and explanations of important quotes in this comprehensive guide.
LitCharts offers a comprehensive analysis of Gabriel García Márquez's novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, based on a true murder case in Colombia. Find plot summary, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Spanish: Crónica de una muerte anunciada) is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez, published in 1981. It tells, in the form of a pseudo-journalistic reconstruction, the story of the murder of Santiago Nasar by the Vicario twins.
- Gabriel García Márquez
- 1981
A brief overview of the novel by Gabriel García Márquez, which tells the story of a man murdered by his bride's brothers in a Colombian town. The narrator collects testimonies from various witnesses and characters to recreate the events and their aftermath.
Jan 1, 2001 · Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a novella which recounts a fictionalized account inspired by an actual incident of honor-killing in Colombia back in 1951, now immortalized in this 1981 novella. The story is about the series of events leading up to a murder, and its aftermath.
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Sep 26, 2020 · Chronicle of a Death Foretold reconstructs an actual murder that took place in Sucre, Colombia, in 1951. In an interview for the Argentine newspaper La Nacion (The Nation), Garcıa Marquez declared that Cayetano Gentile Chimento—Santiago Nasar in the novel—had been one of his childhood friends.
Learn about the events and characters of Gabriel García Márquez's novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, a non-linear story about the murder of Santiago Nasar. Find out how his fiancée, his killers, and the townspeople are affected by the crime and its aftermath.
