Crónica de una muerte anunciada

Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Spanish: Crónica de una muerte anunciada) is a novella written by Gabriel Garca Márquez and published in 1981. It tells the story of Santiago Nasar's murder by the Vicario twins in the form of a pseudo-journalistic reconstruction.

The second book on this list, by Colombian literary giant Gabriel Garcia Márquez, is included for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is its extremely unique style. Crónica de una anunciada muerte is written backwards. The book begins at the end and works its way back to the beginning. "El da que lo mataron, Santiago Nasar se levantó a las cinco de la maana", it begins. ("Santiago Nasar awoke at 5 a.m. on the day they murdered him"). You know he's been murdered, but over the course of the novel, you'll learn who did it and, more importantly, why. This is a short but thought-provoking read that is ideal for intermediate students.

Link to read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23878.Chronicle_of_a_Death_Foretold