English 226: Garcia Marquez


  Texts: We will be reading the print version of Chronicle of a Death Foretold translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.

Before You Read: There are some great sites on Gabriel Garcia Marquez and so0me specifically on Chronicle of a Death Foretold--

The best place to start is Macondo, a wonderful and informative site that includes a short biography and other helpful links. And here is another biography of Garcia Marquez written by Petri Liukkonen from his Books and Writers Website.
When You Read:
Here is author and critic Leonard Michaels' excellent New York Times Review of Chronicle of a Death Foretold.

Repertorio Español, a Spanish language repertory theatre in New York City, regularly presents a one-act play based on Crónica de una muerte anunciada. Here is a review (written by Allen B. Ruch of Macondo) of an early production of that adaptation.

There is also a 1988 film version of Chronicle.