Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | "Fatality Makes Us Invisible"

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	Chronicle of a Death Foretold Gabriel Garcia Marquez Vintage, 2003 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 122 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

What a book !!!

I do not know what to write in here! but you know something guys? once I woke up form this dream, I just said WooOOooW !!!!

it is one hell of a Caribbean Gospel !!!

"Fatality Makes Us Invisible"

This is not a sweet, comfortable tale. From the first sentence, we know what the center of the story is, and we learn how it unfolds - inevitably, with a sense of fatalism. The whole town knows what will happen, and they are powerless to stop it - in fact, in various ways, the collection of characters that inhabit the hot, fragrant, unnamed town on the Caribbean coast actually make a murder possible.
It is extremely hard to describe this novel. It is short, complex, disturbing, confusing. The murder victim almost sleepwalks through the novel, pale and haunted, until the last few pages detailing his horrible death. The story has flashbacks, hallucinations, dreams and visions. For those who do not love Latin American literature, it may be a difficult read. It is peopled with many characters who merely touch on each other's lives. The person who tells the story is a shadowy figure, more of an observer than truly involved in the story. The setting is vividly drawn - the scents and sounds of the town, and above all, the stench of death. The ending, though "foretold" by fate, still raises questions in the reader's mind. How, why did it happen? Well, simply because it had to.

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typical example of garcía márquez's works

gabriel garcía márquez is, without a doubt, the most original author of our time. his style is seemingly simplistic, but one must pay close attention in order to fully comprehend the story, sometimes even putting the book down and reflecting for a second what has just happened.
this book is amazing, the story of santiago nasar is a very intriguing one, and all the mysteries surrounding his death are absolutely fascinating.

ahhhh...

i like this author and the way he writes...his characters seem to always be connected, but either way, this book is now one of my favorites...not only does the title catch your eye, but the story and characters make it so much more interesting and fascinating...he describes each encounter and event without really "describing" it, what i mean to say is, that just reading through you can almost understand the time period and what each character was like and even what the village was like as a whole...i would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys great reading...

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Short, powerful, surprising

It is a very short novel, actually more of a long "short story" than a novel.
Eventhough we know the outcomes of the protagonists from the first few pages and while the book is supposed to have no surprises - it is actually captivating, with powerful depictions of human nature, mysterious and (without ruining anything by way of disclosure) - Marquez still manages to astonish the reader.

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