It shall be admitted. I was forced to read this book. At school. In order to pass (and it was with quite a good mark) the exam. And although I didn't started it with good feelings, it turned out to be a passionate unique story. First of all, let's go with the facts.
Name: Chroniques of a Death Foretold
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Original Name: Crónicas de una muerte anunciada
Year of publication: 1981
Pages: 122
Genre: crime / detective novel
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Original Name: Crónicas de una muerte anunciada
Year of publication: 1981
Pages: 122
Genre: crime / detective novel
Plot. The story turns around the eventual murder of Santiago Nasar. Throughout the whole novel, from chapter one line one, you know he is going to be killed but you never know when or why or what is going to happen. Quite a different twist from classical lineal order.
As for the story itself it goes over Nasar's last day until his very last breathe. On the night before, they all assist to the wedding of Angela Vicario, a former love of Santiago and the sister of the Vicario twins -Pedro and Pablo- who will be responsible for the murder- with Bayardo San Roman. And as they all try to throw off last night's hangover, a sequence of fortuitous accidents will drive the tow brother to commit a crime that will stir their peaceful town.
As for the story itself it goes over Nasar's last day until his very last breathe. On the night before, they all assist to the wedding of Angela Vicario, a former love of Santiago and the sister of the Vicario twins -Pedro and Pablo- who will be responsible for the murder- with Bayardo San Roman. And as they all try to throw off last night's hangover, a sequence of fortuitous accidents will drive the tow brother to commit a crime that will stir their peaceful town.
Some Facts.
- One of the 'characters' is considered to be the town, its people. Everybody knows that Santiago Nasar is going to be murdered, but for one reason or the other, no one advertises him of what they all know is going to happen.
- As I have already said, the whole story is built on various coincidences that will lead to the unfortunate end.
- The story is said to be part of the 'magic realism' movement.
- Chroniques of a Death Foretold was written by Gabriel Gracía Márquez, a novel prize winner and an essential author for the Hispanic literature. He was born in Colombia and has also written other famous pieces like One hundred years of Solitude.
Opinion. Sincerely, I have never NEVER read a book like this one. The perspective, the story, the order... everything about it is revolutionary and unique. It was so crazy but deeply interesting at the same time. For the first time in my life, I was reading a book whom I knew the end to but I still couldn't stop reading, feeling more and more intrigued every time. And I don't have anything bad to say(not even having to study it after all)! So in resume, a really big recommendation for all types of tastes and demands,
Have you read it? Or would you read it?
Sincerely,
Vera
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