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Who is the narrator in Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
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The narrator in Chronicle of a Death Foretold is an unnamed friend of Santiago Nasar. Narrating from an omniscient point of view, he recounts the events leading up to and following Santiago's murder by the Vicario brothers. The narrator returns to his hometown decades after the crime, providing insight despite not witnessing the murder himself.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a 1981 novella written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It tells the story of the murder of Santiago Nasar by the Vicario brothers from an omniscient point-of-view.
The story is narrated by an unnamed friend of Santiago Nasar, and most of the narrative is focussed on Santiago. The narrator has returned to his hometown decades after the murder of his friend. Although the narrator did not witness the crime, he narrates the events leading up to and after the murder. Nothing is ever revealed about the narrator other than, at the time of his friend’s death, he was in love with María Alejendrina Cervantes. However, in the present, he is married to Mercedes Barcha.
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