The whole town knew that Santiago Nasar was going to die—but no one took it seriously until the murder actually took place. Nasar himself knew about his coming death, yet he calmly walked toward it. And after all, the killers least of all wanted to deprive him of his life…
One of the most realistic, deeply mystical novels by Márquez immerses the reader in the astonishing atmosphere of tragedy being preordained. Why couldn’t anyone prevent the death of Iasár, even though everyone, without exception, sincerely wanted to save him?