Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"

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The paper states that although "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" is a true story and is told in a non-linear fashion, it reads like a detective story, by combining interviews written in a narrative, journalistic style. The paper describes the plot of the book: Rigid codes of honor can bring about an innocent man's death and drive two peaceful brothers to murder while the whole town watches and decides to do nothing. The paper's author compares this book to others written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

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"There is little mention in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" of the Columbian civil wars and other historical political events that were the backdrop of novels like "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "Leaf Storm" and "In Evil Hour". "Chronicle", however, is also based on a real event. In 1951, Garcia Marquez's childhood friend Cayetano Gentile was hacked to death by two brothers bent on restoring their sister's honor. The crime had a lasting impact on the young journalist and eventually served as the catalyst for "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"."

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