Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Cronica De Una Muerte Anunciada / Chronicle of a Death Foretold Books

Pros: interesting plot, good character development, unique timeline
Cons: you already know the ending before you get there, this bothers me some

“I believe that imagination is the particular faculty artists possess that enables them to create a new reality from the one they live in,” writes Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Coming from the Caribbean, though,...

Pros: Interesting narrative structure, magical realism style, intriguing use of fate as theme
Cons: Plot secrets divulged early in book, character development is not extensive

The plot of this novel is actually rather simple. The protagonist, Santiago Nasar, is murdered by the twin brothers Pedro and Pablo Vicario. Their sister Angela has just married a wealthy newcomer to the town, Bayardo San Roman; however, on their wedding...

Pros: It is unlike other murder novels.
Cons: Some themes are difficult to comprehend.

This book is unique. It describes a particular murder that takes place in a Columbian town, but it is not a normal murder mystery book. It goes past that and uses the murder as a vehicle to depict the values and traditions of the 1950s town.

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Pros: Garcia Marquez Has a Purpose for Writing, The Story Gets Better and Better as it Goes
Cons: None

As with most authors, Gabriel Garcia Marquez has a purpose for writing that involves teaching the reader about his own personal philosophies. Garcia Marquez is a strong believer in fate and this belief is reflected in his writing of Chronicle of a...