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Un hombre regresa al pueblo donde ocurrió un asesinato desconcertante 27 años atrás, con la determinación de descubrir la verdad. Todos parecen estar de acuerdo en que Bayardo San Román, sólo unas horas después de su matrimonio con la bella Angela Vicario, la devuelve por deshonrada a la casa paterna. La atribulada familia fuerza a la novia a revelar el nombre de su primer amante; y los hermanos gemelos de ella anuncian su intención de matar a Santiago Nasar por haber deshonrado a su hermana.
Sin embargo, si todos sabían que se iba a cometer un asesinato, ¿por qué nadie trató de impedirlo? Cuanto más se sabe de este asunto, menos se comprende, y cuando la historia al fin se precipita a su inesperada conclusión, una sociedad entera —no sólo un par de asesinos— está siendo enjuiciada.
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Brent Dunlevy
reviewed Crónica de una muerte anunciada (Chronicle of a Death Foretold) on June 25, 2019 Crónica de una muerte anunciada (Chronicle of a Death Foretold)
Truth in the title: the title tells us exactly the plot of the novel.
A man is stabbed to death. He's a fairly wealthy young man (he's 21) who runs a cattle ranch inherited from his father. There's an interesting ethnic twist: His father's family speaks Arabic at home and his Spanish mother on occasion calls him "white man." Although the locals call his family 'Turks,' because they are Catholic, it's likely they were Lebanese and arrived in Colombia (where the story is set) from the great mixing and melting pot of the Caribbean.
The title tells us all we need to know and very early on in the story we know why he was killed, so I'm not giving away any plot. Another wealthy man in town has just had the most extravagant wedding ever seen in the town. But the next morning the bridegroom 'returns the bride' to her family because she has been deflowered by the young man who will then be killed by her two brothers.
The day of the murder the brothers make no secret of their intentions. They wander around town telling people what they intend to do. By mid-morning just about everyone in town has heard them say they will kill him.
So why is nothing done? Everyone has an excuse. There's a big commotion in town because the bishop is coming by riverboat to wave at folks and give the town a blessing. So even the priest thinks 'this is a criminal matter that doesn't concern me.' Most folks assume it's just 'drunk talk.' The mayor has the police chief take away their hog butchering knives when they are seen sharpening them. (But they have plenty of knives.) Also it's assumed they are talking to so many folks that someone will stop them --- and maybe they want to be stopped.
The story is told retrospectively from almost 30 years later. A fascinating read that under the author's masterful writing, makes the entire story perfectly plausible. "We killed him openly," Pedro Vicario said, "but we're innocent."
A good read.
Small town in Colombia from arrangedtravelers.com
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