Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada
Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez, first published in Spanish by La Oveja Negra in Colombia in 1981. It reconstructs a killing a whole town saw coming. Gregory Rabassa's English translation, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, appeared in 1983.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- La Oveja Negra, 1981
- First published
- La Oveja Negra, Colombia, 1981
The first edition of Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada by Gabriel García Márquez was published in Bogota by La Oveja Negra in 1981. We track 3 editions.
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- 1st La Oveja Negra1981 Paperback I own Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada, La Oveja Negra 1981 Log in to want this
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- Jonathan Cape1980 Hardback I own Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Jonathan Cape 1980 Log in to want this
- Jonathan Cape1982 Hardback I own Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada, Jonathan Cape 1982 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
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- Editions recorded
- 100 on Open Library, 16 in English
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Who published the first edition of Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada?
The first edition of Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada by Gabriel García Márquez was published in Bogota by La Oveja Negra in 1981.
How many editions of Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada are there?
We track 3 editions of Crónica de Una Muerte Anunciada, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Q935935), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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