Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Chronicle Of A Death Foretold – First US Edition 1972
£45.00
First US edition, first printing of Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Marquez, published by Knopf in 1982. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original brown cloth, with debossed title to front board and silver titling to the spine, bumping to head of the spine, toning to top edge of text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper, bumping to head of spine and upper knuckle of rear flap fold, small chip to foot of the spine, some fading to spine and light handling wear to rear panel.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez is a masterful novella blending journalism and fiction. It tells the story of Santiago Nasar’s murder in a small Colombian town, a killing everyone knew would happen but no one prevented. Through fragmented narratives and shifting perspectives, Márquez explores themes of honor, fate, collective guilt, and the ambiguity of truth. The book critiques societal norms and the passivity of communities in the face of impending tragedy.
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First US edition, first printing of Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Marquez, published by Knopf in 1982. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original brown cloth, with debossed title to front board and silver titling to the spine, bumping to head of the spine, toning to top edge of text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper, bumping to head of spine and upper knuckle of rear flap fold, small chip to foot of the spine, some fading to spine and light handling wear to rear panel.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez is a masterful novella blending journalism and fiction. It tells the story of Santiago Nasar’s murder in a small Colombian town, a killing everyone knew would happen but no one prevented. Through fragmented narratives and shifting perspectives, Márquez explores themes of honor, fate, collective guilt, and the ambiguity of truth. The book critiques societal norms and the passivity of communities in the face of impending tragedy.
