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Book at Bedtime: Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Episode 1

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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Heat, dust and passion are central in this compelling classic Colombian tale.

A town on the coast of Colombia has just celebrated a lavish wedding; the following morning Santiago Nasar drinks his coffee - it is the day that he is going to be killed.

Heat and dust and South American passion take the listeners somewhere intense in this compelling story from Nobel prize-winner Garcia Marquez. This is a classic 'why dunnit': a gripping narrative of motive which enables the narrator to directly involve the listener as the chronicle examines the apparent facts.

A small town on the Caribbean coast of Colombia has just celebrated a lavish wedding; the following morning Santiago Nasar drinks his coffee in the kitchen, it is the day that he is going to be killed.


Reader: Robert Powell 


Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

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