Death Constant Beyond Love

by

Gabriel García Márquez

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Death Constant Beyond Love Characters

Senator Onésimo Sánchez

Senator Onésimo Sánchez is the protagonist of “Death Constant Beyond Love.” At 42, he is a politician recently diagnosed with an unspecified terminal illness who reads Latin and once studied to be a metallurgical engineer… read analysis of Senator Onésimo Sánchez

Laura Farina

Laura Farina, a resident of Rosal del Virrey, is nineteen years old and the daughter of Nelson Farina. She is likely mixed-race, as the story describes her mother as Black while not addressing her… read analysis of Laura Farina

Nelson Farina

Nelson Farina, the father of Laura Farina, is a criminal who fled from Devil’s Island to Rosal del Virrey after he murdered his first wife and desecrated her body. Stashing himself away on a… read analysis of Nelson Farina