Cronica de Una Muerte Anunciada

from mamzel

As is explained by the title, this is the chronicle of a murder in a small town and how it was possible to have occurred even though everyone knew it was going to happen. A young woman is married and her husband discovers that she is not a virgin on their wedding night. He drags her back to her h...

from Banoo

Loss of honor, loss of virtue, loss of innocence, loss of life, loss of the facts... much was lost in this little book. Bayardo marries Angela. Bayardo on his honeymoon night realizes that Angela is no Angel, pure and simple, pun intended. Angela names her violator, poor Santiago. And poor Santia...

from quantum.alex

The journalistic delivery makes for a realistic story (which is based on a real event); its buildup to the grisly murder at the end is exquisite. Although this story didn't break any new ground for me thematically, it would for many others.

from whitewavedarling

Marquez's language is ever-beautiful, ever worth exploring, and this work proves to be no exception. Yet, much as I enjoyed the story, I can't say that it entranced me in the same way as his other work. I can't say that it moved too quickly, because I find his short stories to be magical, but som...

from SheWoreRedShoes

Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a great reading experience on so many levels. The symmetrical novel is excellent for studying structural aspects of narrative: five chapters of roughly equal length, five comparable narrative arcs, five nearly identical openings and endings, and five layers of cha...