Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends journalism and fiction to reconstruct a foretold murder in a small Latin American town, exploring themes of honor, fate, and collective guilt.
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel → short novel → |
| adaptationType |
film adaptation
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| author |
Gabriel García Márquez
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| countryOfOrigin |
Colombia
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| genre |
crime fiction
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journalistic fiction → magic realism → novel → |
| hasAdaptation |
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987 film)
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| hasTranslation |
English
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| influencedBy |
Latin American social realities
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true crime reporting → |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
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| mainCharacter |
Angela Vicario
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Bayardo San Román → Pablo Vicario → Pedro Vicario → Santiago Nasar → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person narrator
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| narratorCharacter |
unnamed journalist
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| notableFor |
blend of journalism and fiction
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exploration of communal responsibility → innovative narrative structure → |
| originalLanguage |
Spanish
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| originalTitle |
Crónica de una muerte anunciada
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| pageCountApproximate |
120
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| partOf |
20th-century literature
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Latin American literature → |
| plotElement |
foretold murder
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investigation years after the crime → public knowledge of impending murder → |
| publicationYear |
1981
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| publisher |
Editorial Oveja Negra
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| setIn |
small Caribbean town
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| setInCountry |
Colombia
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| structure |
nonlinear narrative
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reconstructed investigation → |
| theme |
collective guilt
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fate → honor → machismo → religion and superstition → social hypocrisy → violence → |
| translator |
Gregory Rabassa
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Gabriel García Márquez
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
("Crónica de una muerte anunciada")
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Gabo
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Mercedes Barcha
("Crónica de una muerte anunciada")
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