Chronicle Of A Death Foretold is a novella, first published in 1981, that speaks about the mysterious death of a young man, and chronologically retraces the situations that led to this baffling murder.
Summary Of The Book
Chronicle Of A Death Foretold commences on the deceptively harmless morning of the day when Santiago Nasar was murdered. The story then retraces backwards, introducing Angela Vicario and Bayardo San Roman, a couple about to get married. It is then disclosed, that on their wedding night, Roman discovers that Angela is not a virgin and returns her to her maiden house. Upon investigating, Angela's twin brothers discover that Santiago Nasar is the man responsible for this disgraceful situation, and they set out to kill him.
The day Nasar dies is the same day the Bishop comes to town to bless the newly wedded couple. In the chaos and excitement that accompany the anticipation of the Bishop's arrival, a series of unheeded warnings and events unfold that ultimately lead to the Vicario brothers stabbing Nasar on his front door.
The Vicario family leaves town, and the brothers are ultimately imprisoned for three years. Angela, who realized that she had fallen in love with Roman the night he returned her home, decides to write him letters every week.
Chronicle Of A Death Foretold was adapted into a Spanish film in 1987, and was later adapted into a Broadway musical in 1995.
About Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, born in 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia, is a writer, screenwriter, author, and journalist.
Marquez has written other books such as Leaf Storm, The Autumn of the Patriarch, No One Writes to the Colonel, Memories of My Melancholy Whores, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, Of Love and Other Demons and In Evil Hour.
Márquez's writing career started with journalism, and he diversified thereafter into writing short-stories and novels. His works have received immense critical acclaim, and won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. García Márquez and his wife, Mercedes Barcha, have two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
| Publisher | Penguin |
| Imprint | Penguin |
| Publication Year | 1996 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780140157543 |
| ISBN-10 | 0140157549 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 122 Pages |
Contributors of Chronicle of a Death Foretold (English) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
| Authored By | Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
| Author Info | Gabriel Garca Mrquez, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, was born in Aracataca, Colombia, in 1928. He studied at the University of Bogot and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas and New York. He is the author of several novels and collections of stories, including Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Leaf Storm, No One Writes to the Colonel, In Evil Hour, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Innocent Erendira and Other Stories, The Autumn of the Patriach, News of a Kidnapping, The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor, Love in the Time of Cholera, The General in His Labyrinth, Strange Pilgrims and Of Love and Other Demons. His most recent book is the first volume of his autobiography, Living to Tell the Tale. Many of his books are published by Penguin. |
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