Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Binding: Hardback
Published: Knopf, 1983
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Fair boards with some stains. Internally sound.
Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle Of A Death Foretold presents a haunting narrative that reconstructs the events leading to a predetermined murder in a small Colombian town. This masterful work of magical realism meticulously details the collective complicity and fatalism surrounding Santiago Nasar's demise, as the entire community is aware of the impending crime yet fails to intervene. The prose, rich with vivid imagery and a sense of inescapable destiny, chronicles the tragic unraveling of a family's honor and the societal pressures that dictate individual fates. It argues for the profound impact of cultural codes and the chilling passivity of a community confronted with an inevitable tragedy, leaving readers to ponder the nature of free will and collective responsibility.
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Binding: Hardback
Published: Knopf, 1983
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Fair boards with some stains. Internally sound.
Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle Of A Death Foretold presents a haunting narrative that reconstructs the events leading to a predetermined murder in a small Colombian town. This masterful work of magical realism meticulously details the collective complicity and fatalism surrounding Santiago Nasar's demise, as the entire community is aware of the impending crime yet fails to intervene. The prose, rich with vivid imagery and a sense of inescapable destiny, chronicles the tragic unraveling of a family's honor and the societal pressures that dictate individual fates. It argues for the profound impact of cultural codes and the chilling passivity of a community confronted with an inevitable tragedy, leaving readers to ponder the nature of free will and collective responsibility.