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Santiago's Lifespan
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Colombia Civilwar
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Ibrahim and Guzman have affair
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6 months before the murder
Bayardo San Román arrives in the village. -
Bayardo comes to Sucre
Chapter 2
"Bayardo San Roman, the man who had given back his bride, had turned up for the first time in August of the year before: six months before the wedding (25). " His first time being mentioned in the book. -
1 month before the murder
Nasar turns 21 the last week in January -
Angela Vicano's wedding
to Bayardo
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twins sister
Santiago took her virginity -
Santiago's Murder
1951- based on a real story in Colombia
Monday (3) -
Day of Murder: 03:00
Angela tells twins that it was Santiago Nasar & they go to the pigsty to get knives -
Day of Murder: 04:10
The Narrator goes to the brothel; his brother stops by the milkshop to buy cigarettes; the twins tell him they're going to kill Santiago; they offer him a “fatal drink” of “liquid fire” -
Day of the murder: 18:00
The autopsy is performed on Santiago Nasar’s body. It is a grotesque, botched affair. -
Day of the Murder: 07:05
Santiago Nasar is “carved up like a pig
The sounds of the stabbing and pounding are heard; the twins are killing Santiago; he falls to the ground. -
Day of the Murder: 08:00
The Vicario Brothers are behind bars. -
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Twins in Jail
Chapter 3 -
1 Day after the murder
Throughout the day, everything smells of Santiago Nasar. -
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Angela writes letters to Bayardo
"She kept on without quarter for seventeen years (95)."
Angela kept writing him letters for 17 years in hope that he would come back to her. He eventually came back with all the letters but none of them were opened. Why come back? -
3 years after the murder
The Vicario brothers are released from prison in Riohacha. -
Twins Acquitted
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Colombia Civil War
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Narrator marries mercedes
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Bayardo comes back to Angela
Bayardo didn't open any of the letters. Why? Why come back? -
Narrator's POV
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