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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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A grand wedding. A gruesome murder. And a multitude of lives changed forever. 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. It is written in pseudo-journalistic style in the form of interviewed accounts staged 20 years after the tragedy. The more fantastic aspects of the novel are that the victim is made to be a Jesus-like figure, so much so that his death is almost likened to crucifixion. One can also relate to the theatrics of the death of Julius Caesar while reading this story.
The death of Julius Caesar
Fun fact: The novel led to a after a man claimed unlawful use of his life story for the novel.
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"On the day they were going to kill him, Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on."
A grand wedding. A gruesome murder. And a multitude of lives changed forever. 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. It is written in pseudo-journalistic style in the form of interviewed accounts staged 20 years after the tragedy. The more fantastic aspects of the novel are that the victim is made to be a Jesus-like figure, so much so that his death is almost likened to crucifixion. One can also relate to the theatrics of the death of Julius Caesar while reading this story.
The death of Julius Caesar
Fun fact: The novel led to a after a man claimed unlawful use of his life story for the novel.
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Jun 10, 2020 06:05AM
Great review, Mutasim. Adding yet another one to ever-lengthening TBR
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Sallie wrote: "Great review, Mutasim. Adding yet another one to ever-lengthening TBR"Thanks Sallie!
Hope you get around to it someday. It's pretty short! :)
