"Chronicle of a Death Foretold" was not an easy book to read. Despite its novella length of less than 100 pages, its story line hauntingly tells about the murder of a seemingly innocent man and the inability of any friend to warn him. Not even his mother was able to prevent his death. Our discussion was varied--Caroline lived for a while in Mexico and felt the cultural prejudices were accurate. She also told us it was a true story from 1951 and Marquez was friends with the deceased, killed by twin brothers who were duty-bound in the wake of their family's disgrace.
We wondered at the plethora of un-coincidences, the author's journalistic background compelling him to search for truthful accounts, and the eternal question: Who was the culprit Angela didn't name? I guess the tamales, freshly fried chips, chipotle salsa, and
Tres Leche Cake are all we can rely upon to fill in the gaps!
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