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诏夭丕乇卮 蹖讴 丌丿賲 鈥屫必ㄘй屰�
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 乇亘賵丿賳貙 夭賳丿丕賳蹖 讴乇丿賳 賵 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 乇賴丕 讴乇丿賳 鬲毓丿丕丿蹖 丕夭 趩賴乇賴鈥屬囏й� 爻乇卮賳丕爻 讴賱賲亘蹖丕 丿乇 丕賵丕蹖賱 丿賴賴鈥屰� 郾酃酃郯 鬲賵爻胤 讴丕乇鬲賱 賲丿賱蹖賳 乇丕 乇賵丕蹖鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 讴丕乇鬲賱 賲丿賱蹖賳貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇鬲賱鈥屬囏й� 賲賵丕丿 賲禺丿乇 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘賴鈥屬堌驰屬勝団€屰� 倬丕亘賱賵 丕爻讴賵亘丕乇 丕蹖噩丕丿 卮丿賴鈥� 賵 賲丿蹖乇蹖鬲 賲蹖鈥屫簇�
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First published January 1, 1996
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Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez
928听books39.9k听followersGabriel Jos茅 de la Concordia Garc铆颅a M谩rquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garc铆颅a M谩rquez, familiarly known as "Gabo" in his native country, was considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. In 1982, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He studied at the University of Bogot谩 and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas, and New York. He wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories, but is best-known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985). His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, most notably for popularizing a literary style labeled as magical realism, which uses magical elements and events in order to explain real experiences. Some of his works are set in a fictional village called Macondo, and most of them express the theme of solitude.
Having previously written shorter fiction and screenplays, Garc铆a M谩rquez sequestered himself away in his Mexico City home for an extended period of time to complete his novel Cien a帽os de soledad, or One Hundred Years of Solitude, published in 1967. The author drew international acclaim for the work, which ultimately sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. Garc铆a M谩rquez is credited with helping introduce an array of readers to magical realism, a genre that combines more conventional storytelling forms with vivid, layers of fantasy.
Another one of his novels, El amor en los tiempos del c贸lera (1985), or Love in the Time of Cholera, drew a large global audience as well. The work was partially based on his parents' courtship and was adapted into a 2007 film starring Javier Bardem. Garc铆a M谩rquez wrote seven novels during his life, with additional titles that include El general en su laberinto (1989), or The General in His Labyrinth, and Del amor y otros demonios (1994), or Of Love and Other Demons.
(Arabic: 噩丕亘乇賷賷賱 噩丕乇爻賷丕 賲丕乇賰賷夭) (Hebrew: 讙讘专讬讗诇 讙讗专住讬讛 诪专拽住) (Ukrainian: 覑邪斜褉褨械谢褜 覑邪褉褋褨褟 袦邪褉泻械褋) (Belarussian: 袚邪斜褉褘械谢褜 袚邪褉褋褨褟 袦邪褉泻械褋) (Russian: 袚邪斜褉懈褝谢褜 袚邪褉褋懈褟 袦邪褉泻械褋)
He studied at the University of Bogot谩 and later worked as a reporter for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and as a foreign correspondent in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Caracas, and New York. He wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories, but is best-known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985). His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, most notably for popularizing a literary style labeled as magical realism, which uses magical elements and events in order to explain real experiences. Some of his works are set in a fictional village called Macondo, and most of them express the theme of solitude.
Having previously written shorter fiction and screenplays, Garc铆a M谩rquez sequestered himself away in his Mexico City home for an extended period of time to complete his novel Cien a帽os de soledad, or One Hundred Years of Solitude, published in 1967. The author drew international acclaim for the work, which ultimately sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. Garc铆a M谩rquez is credited with helping introduce an array of readers to magical realism, a genre that combines more conventional storytelling forms with vivid, layers of fantasy.
Another one of his novels, El amor en los tiempos del c贸lera (1985), or Love in the Time of Cholera, drew a large global audience as well. The work was partially based on his parents' courtship and was adapted into a 2007 film starring Javier Bardem. Garc铆a M谩rquez wrote seven novels during his life, with additional titles that include El general en su laberinto (1989), or The General in His Labyrinth, and Del amor y otros demonios (1994), or Of Love and Other Demons.
(Arabic: 噩丕亘乇賷賷賱 噩丕乇爻賷丕 賲丕乇賰賷夭) (Hebrew: 讙讘专讬讗诇 讙讗专住讬讛 诪专拽住) (Ukrainian: 覑邪斜褉褨械谢褜 覑邪褉褋褨褟 袦邪褉泻械褋) (Belarussian: 袚邪斜褉褘械谢褜 袚邪褉褋褨褟 袦邪褉泻械褋) (Russian: 袚邪斜褉懈褝谢褜 袚邪褉褋懈褟 袦邪褉泻械褋)
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Truth is stranger than fiction. Marquez returns to his roots as a journalist in this 1996 true account of kidnappings in Colombia. He interviewed the survivors and relatives of ten people, mostly prominent citizens, who were kidnapped in 1990 by Colombia鈥檚 drug lord and narco-terrorist Paulo Escobar. (Escobar was the counterpart to Mexico鈥檚 El Chapo.) Some hostages were held for six months.
Rather than giving away the story focused on the prisoners鈥� ordeals, I鈥檒l write about the political setting and violence. In the 1970s and 1980s Escobar controlled the drug empire around Colombia鈥檚 city of Medellin, a metropolitan area about the size of Seattle or Detroit. Medellin is Colombia鈥檚 second-largest city after the capital, Bogota. He was responsible for about 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the US during that time period.
Life in Colombia鈥檚 cities was taken over by incredible violence. In the run-up to the 1990 presidential elections, Escobar鈥檚 thugs assassinated FOUR presidential candidates he didn鈥檛 like. There were 20 murders a day and a massacre of some type every four days. In one car bombing, 70 were killed and 620 wounded; in another 20 were killed and 143 injured. A bomb on a plane missed its intended political target but killed 107. It got so bad that when airplane passengers saw a prominent official aboard a flight, they would evacuate the plane before it took off.
Police went through the barriadas, the slums of Medellin, shooting and killing young men they 鈥榯hought鈥� worked for Escobar. The drug lord retaliated by putting a bounty on policemen and his thugs killed 457 policemen in four months in 1991. Yet Escobar鈥檚 occasional Robin Hood gestures to people in the barriadas led to some treating him as a saint and having an altar to him in their homes, complete with candles.
Through his drug empire, Escobar was connected with, although not directly responsible for, other violence at the time by Colombia鈥檚 M-19 guerrillas. In 1980 there was an international incident. Guerillas took over the Dominican Republic embassy while a party was going on. For 61 days guerrillas held 50 officials including 16 ambassadors from other countries. That incident ended with just a few deaths but in 1985 guerrillas took over the Supreme Court building which was later stormed by police. This event resulted in 95 deaths, including nine justices, almost half of the nation鈥檚 supreme court.
Releasing the ten kidnapped hostages in the incident the book focuses on became a PR battle fought in the press. There were clandestine negotiations. One leader of the negotiations was the husband of one of the women held captive. Government officials could not conduct the negotiations because Escobar would not deal with them. Another key person in the negotiations was an 82-year-old priest who had a national television show. Escobar met in person with the negotiators. Various Colombian celebrities appeared on TV daily asking Escobar to release the hostages and negotiate to turn himself in. Soccer matches began with a plea for Escobar to release the hostages.
The President at the time of these kidnappings (there were many other kidnappings) ran for office and won on an anti-crime platform of 鈥榥o negotiations with kidnappers.鈥� The President personally knew many of those upper-class people who had been kidnapped and their families. The only thing he promised the families was that if the police discovered their whereabouts (the captives were held in three or four different locations, some of which changed over time) he would attempt a rescue only with the consent of the families. Why? Because they knew from previous incidents that when the police kicked in the door, the hostages would be the first to be killed. Some kidnapped victims were murdered and their bodies dumped as 鈥榓 message.鈥�
Escobar, exhausted by being on the run for years, had indicated his willingness to negotiate 鈥榗onfinement鈥� 鈥� he wanted a district or territory set aside where he could preside and maintain his lifestyle. The government knew that meant Escobar would simply continue to run his drug business from there. The government wanted to extradite him to the USA where he would face life imprisonment, in theory without the ability to continue his operations or to bribe his way out 鈥� as happened before. Escobar, knowing all this, assumed surrender meant he would simply be killed when captured. So negotiations were tough and took years.
An amazing story! To paraphrase one of the blurbs, it鈥檚 a phantasmagorical setting in a great M谩rquez novel, and even though we can scarcely believe it exists 鈥� it does. If you are a fan of Marquez, be aware that this is a good book but it is very much non-fiction and written in the style of a journalistic narrative. It's not at all 'literary' like the three or so novels I have read by him.
Top photo of Medellin from s23688.pcdn.co on WordPress
Map from maps.lib.utexas.edu
Demonstration for an end to violence after a car bombing in 2019 from straitstimes.com
Pablo Escobar from britannica.com
The author from ccsj.edu
Truth is stranger than fiction. Marquez returns to his roots as a journalist in this 1996 true account of kidnappings in Colombia. He interviewed the survivors and relatives of ten people, mostly prominent citizens, who were kidnapped in 1990 by Colombia鈥檚 drug lord and narco-terrorist Paulo Escobar. (Escobar was the counterpart to Mexico鈥檚 El Chapo.) Some hostages were held for six months.
Rather than giving away the story focused on the prisoners鈥� ordeals, I鈥檒l write about the political setting and violence. In the 1970s and 1980s Escobar controlled the drug empire around Colombia鈥檚 city of Medellin, a metropolitan area about the size of Seattle or Detroit. Medellin is Colombia鈥檚 second-largest city after the capital, Bogota. He was responsible for about 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the US during that time period.
Life in Colombia鈥檚 cities was taken over by incredible violence. In the run-up to the 1990 presidential elections, Escobar鈥檚 thugs assassinated FOUR presidential candidates he didn鈥檛 like. There were 20 murders a day and a massacre of some type every four days. In one car bombing, 70 were killed and 620 wounded; in another 20 were killed and 143 injured. A bomb on a plane missed its intended political target but killed 107. It got so bad that when airplane passengers saw a prominent official aboard a flight, they would evacuate the plane before it took off.
Police went through the barriadas, the slums of Medellin, shooting and killing young men they 鈥榯hought鈥� worked for Escobar. The drug lord retaliated by putting a bounty on policemen and his thugs killed 457 policemen in four months in 1991. Yet Escobar鈥檚 occasional Robin Hood gestures to people in the barriadas led to some treating him as a saint and having an altar to him in their homes, complete with candles.
Through his drug empire, Escobar was connected with, although not directly responsible for, other violence at the time by Colombia鈥檚 M-19 guerrillas. In 1980 there was an international incident. Guerillas took over the Dominican Republic embassy while a party was going on. For 61 days guerrillas held 50 officials including 16 ambassadors from other countries. That incident ended with just a few deaths but in 1985 guerrillas took over the Supreme Court building which was later stormed by police. This event resulted in 95 deaths, including nine justices, almost half of the nation鈥檚 supreme court.
Releasing the ten kidnapped hostages in the incident the book focuses on became a PR battle fought in the press. There were clandestine negotiations. One leader of the negotiations was the husband of one of the women held captive. Government officials could not conduct the negotiations because Escobar would not deal with them. Another key person in the negotiations was an 82-year-old priest who had a national television show. Escobar met in person with the negotiators. Various Colombian celebrities appeared on TV daily asking Escobar to release the hostages and negotiate to turn himself in. Soccer matches began with a plea for Escobar to release the hostages.
The President at the time of these kidnappings (there were many other kidnappings) ran for office and won on an anti-crime platform of 鈥榥o negotiations with kidnappers.鈥� The President personally knew many of those upper-class people who had been kidnapped and their families. The only thing he promised the families was that if the police discovered their whereabouts (the captives were held in three or four different locations, some of which changed over time) he would attempt a rescue only with the consent of the families. Why? Because they knew from previous incidents that when the police kicked in the door, the hostages would be the first to be killed. Some kidnapped victims were murdered and their bodies dumped as 鈥榓 message.鈥�
Escobar, exhausted by being on the run for years, had indicated his willingness to negotiate 鈥榗onfinement鈥� 鈥� he wanted a district or territory set aside where he could preside and maintain his lifestyle. The government knew that meant Escobar would simply continue to run his drug business from there. The government wanted to extradite him to the USA where he would face life imprisonment, in theory without the ability to continue his operations or to bribe his way out 鈥� as happened before. Escobar, knowing all this, assumed surrender meant he would simply be killed when captured. So negotiations were tough and took years.
An amazing story! To paraphrase one of the blurbs, it鈥檚 a phantasmagorical setting in a great M谩rquez novel, and even though we can scarcely believe it exists 鈥� it does. If you are a fan of Marquez, be aware that this is a good book but it is very much non-fiction and written in the style of a journalistic narrative. It's not at all 'literary' like the three or so novels I have read by him.
Top photo of Medellin from s23688.pcdn.co on WordPress
Map from maps.lib.utexas.edu
Demonstration for an end to violence after a car bombing in 2019 from straitstimes.com
Pablo Escobar from britannica.com
The author from ccsj.edu
January 24, 2022
Noticia de un Secuestro = News of a Kidnapping, Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez
News of a Kidnapping is a non-fiction book by Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez. It was first published in Spanish in 1996. The book recounts the kidnapping, imprisonment, and eventual release of a handful of prominent figures in Colombia in the early 1990's by the Medellin Cartel, a drug cartel founded and operated by Pablo Escobar.
The book begins with an account of the abductions of Maruja Pachon and Beatriz Villamizar de Guerrero the evening of 7 November 1990. People presume that Maruja was kidnapped because her sister is Gloria Pachon, widow of the journalist and New Liberalism founder Luis Carlos Galan. Beatriz is Maruja's sister-in-law and her personal assistant.
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The book begins with an account of the abductions of Maruja Pachon and Beatriz Villamizar de Guerrero the evening of 7 November 1990. People presume that Maruja was kidnapped because her sister is Gloria Pachon, widow of the journalist and New Liberalism founder Luis Carlos Galan. Beatriz is Maruja's sister-in-law and her personal assistant.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 爻賵賲 賲丕賴 丌賵乇蹖賱 爻丕賱1998賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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丕丨丿賶 丕賱賲禺胤賵賮丕鬲 賱丿賷賴丕 毓賱丕賯丞 賲毓 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱毓馗賷賲 賲丕乇賰賷夭 賵胤賱亘鬲 賲賳賴 鬲兀賱賷賮 賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 丕禺鬲胤丕賮賴丕 賴賷 賵卮賯賷賯丞 夭賵噩賴丕.
賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 賰鬲丕亘丕 毓丕丿賷丕 賵賱賰賳 丕賰鬲卮賮 丕賳 馗乇賵賮 丕禺鬲胤丕賮賴丕 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 賮氐賱賴丕 毓賳 馗乇賵賮 丕賱丕禺鬲胤丕賮丕鬲 丕賱丕禺乇賶 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 賲噩賲賵毓賴丕 毓卮乇丞 兀卮禺丕氐.
賷乇賰夭 丕賱賲馗丐賱賮 毓賱賶 馗乇賵賮 丕賱丕禺鬲胤丕賮 賵丕賱賲毓丕賲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 賷鬲賱賯丕賴丕 丕賱賲禺胤賵賮賷賳 賲毓 丕賱丨乇丕爻 賵丕賱匕賷賳 賰丕賳賵丕 賷鬲睾賷乇賵賳 賰賱 丕乇亘毓 卮賴賵乇 賵兀丨賷丕賳丕 丕賯賱.
賵丕賱噩賴賵丿 丕賱鬲賷 亘匕賱鬲 賱鬲丨乇賷乇 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 賲賳 賯亘賱 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賲賳 丕賱毓丕卅賱丕鬲 丕賱賶 賳賵丕亘 賵賳賵丕亘 爻丕亘賯賷賳 賵乇丐爻丕亍 丨賰賵賲丕鬲 爻丕亘賯賷賳 賵丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞.
丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱丿賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賯丿賲賴丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮 鬲馗賴乇 丕賱噩賴丿 丕賱賰亘賷乇 丕賱匕賷 亘匕賱 賮賷 噩賲毓 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賵賲賯丕亘賱丞 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賱賷氐賱 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱 亘賴匕丕 丕賱卮賰賱 丕賱乇丕卅毓.
賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 賰鬲丕亘丕 毓丕丿賷丕 賵賱賰賳 丕賰鬲卮賮 丕賳 馗乇賵賮 丕禺鬲胤丕賮賴丕 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 賮氐賱賴丕 毓賳 馗乇賵賮 丕賱丕禺鬲胤丕賮丕鬲 丕賱丕禺乇賶 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 賲噩賲賵毓賴丕 毓卮乇丞 兀卮禺丕氐.
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賵丕賱噩賴賵丿 丕賱鬲賷 亘匕賱鬲 賱鬲丨乇賷乇 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 賲賳 賯亘賱 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賲賳 丕賱毓丕卅賱丕鬲 丕賱賶 賳賵丕亘 賵賳賵丕亘 爻丕亘賯賷賳 賵乇丐爻丕亍 丨賰賵賲丕鬲 爻丕亘賯賷賳 賵丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞.
丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱丿賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賯丿賲賴丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮 鬲馗賴乇 丕賱噩賴丿 丕賱賰亘賷乇 丕賱匕賷 亘匕賱 賮賷 噩賲毓 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賵賲賯丕亘賱丞 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賱賷氐賱 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱 亘賴匕丕 丕賱卮賰賱 丕賱乇丕卅毓.
October 26, 2021
For years, the Medellin Drug Cartel led by Pablo Escobar terrorized Garcia Marquez's home country of Colombia. The author, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, called this reign of terror a "biblical Holocaust"(1970's - early 1980's). It was a period during which four presidential candidates were assassinated, twenty judges, a thousand journalists and government officials. There was also police brutality and murder in retaliation, especially in the poor sections of Medellin where Escobar recruited his henchmen with promises of money and power - but maybe not a long life. It was in these areas that Escobar became an anti-hero, providing the poor with many of their needs. He was blatant, cunning, and elusive, a Robin Hood who was prayed to by some. Colombia's democracy was infected.
In 1993 ten prominent people, journalists and relatives of politicians, were abducted. This book is the recounting of their kidnapping and resulting years of captivity. They were used as bargaining chips in Escobar's surrender and incarceration. Escobar was tired of running and was paranoid about his possible murder at any time; he wanted to surrender, but on his own terms, terms that would seem ludicrous to most. First on his list was the guarantee he wouldn't be extradited to the U.S. He knew he would not get to pick his U.S. prison, would not get special privileges, no posh accommodations. The U.S. would treat him harshly. He was responsible for 80% of the cocaine that entered there. "Better a grave in Colombia than a cell in the U.S." was the motto of the cartel.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was encouraged to write this book by his good friend Alberto Villimizar, husband of one of the abducted. For various reasons, this friend became the chief negotiator in the surrender, always aware that the lives of those held were dependent on his sensitive dealings with this brutal killer. Much of the book follows the hours and days of those in captivity, those who weren't sure they would live another day. Of particular interest to me was the bizarre relationship between the prisoners and those who held them captive. These young guards who were plucked out of poverty and thought nothing of murder would show respect to their wards , often purchasing magazines and special treats for them.
I have long been fascinated (horrified as well) by how cartels and other criminal groups such as the U.S. and Sicilian mafia can infiltrate and control a country. It is a frightening occurrence. Escobar may be dead, but terror from like groups seems to proliferate. Money and power will always motivate them. I strongly recommend this interesting read.
In 1993 ten prominent people, journalists and relatives of politicians, were abducted. This book is the recounting of their kidnapping and resulting years of captivity. They were used as bargaining chips in Escobar's surrender and incarceration. Escobar was tired of running and was paranoid about his possible murder at any time; he wanted to surrender, but on his own terms, terms that would seem ludicrous to most. First on his list was the guarantee he wouldn't be extradited to the U.S. He knew he would not get to pick his U.S. prison, would not get special privileges, no posh accommodations. The U.S. would treat him harshly. He was responsible for 80% of the cocaine that entered there. "Better a grave in Colombia than a cell in the U.S." was the motto of the cartel.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was encouraged to write this book by his good friend Alberto Villimizar, husband of one of the abducted. For various reasons, this friend became the chief negotiator in the surrender, always aware that the lives of those held were dependent on his sensitive dealings with this brutal killer. Much of the book follows the hours and days of those in captivity, those who weren't sure they would live another day. Of particular interest to me was the bizarre relationship between the prisoners and those who held them captive. These young guards who were plucked out of poverty and thought nothing of murder would show respect to their wards , often purchasing magazines and special treats for them.
I have long been fascinated (horrified as well) by how cartels and other criminal groups such as the U.S. and Sicilian mafia can infiltrate and control a country. It is a frightening occurrence. Escobar may be dead, but terror from like groups seems to proliferate. Money and power will always motivate them. I strongly recommend this interesting read.
July 8, 2016
is usually associated with his novels containing elements of magical realism, but he was a reporter in his younger days. In "News of a Kidnapping" he returns to nonfiction to tell the story of ten hostages who were kidnapped by the wealthy Medellin drug cartel in Colombia. Pablo Escobar used the hostages to bargain with the Colombian government when he feared he would be extradited to the United States in 1990 for drug crimes. The city of Medellin, where the drug cartel was based, was full of violence with hundreds of policemen and members of the drug cartel killed each month.
In addition to the harrowing accounts of the captives, the book shows how the families, government officials, and an elderly saintly priest worked out a solution with Escobar. It was especially moving to read how a husband acted as one of the chief intermediaries between Escobar and the government, hoping for the release of his kidnapped wife and putting his own life at risk. After the first captive was killed, I was on edge wondering what the fate of the others would be. This well written book shows how Escobar kept the country of Colombia emotionally and politically hostage in his efforts to avoid extradition.
In addition to the harrowing accounts of the captives, the book shows how the families, government officials, and an elderly saintly priest worked out a solution with Escobar. It was especially moving to read how a husband acted as one of the chief intermediaries between Escobar and the government, hoping for the release of his kidnapped wife and putting his own life at risk. After the first captive was killed, I was on edge wondering what the fate of the others would be. This well written book shows how Escobar kept the country of Colombia emotionally and politically hostage in his efforts to avoid extradition.
June 12, 2015
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丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丨賰賷 賯氐丞 廿禺鬲胤丕賮 毓卮乇丞 卮禺氐賷賾丕鬲 賰賵賱賲亘賷賾丞 亘丕乇夭丞 賲賳 賯亘賱 毓氐丕亘丞 "賲賷丿賱賷賳 賰丕乇鬲賱" 丕賱鬲賷 賷賯賵丿賴丕 丕賱賲噩乇賲 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷 亘丕亘賱賵 廿爻賰賵亘丕乇 貙 賱賷爻鬲禺丿賲賴賲 賰賵乇賯丞 囟睾胤 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賮賷 賲賮丕賵囟丕鬲賴 賲毓賴賲 賱賵賯賮 鬲爻賱賷賲賴 丕賱賶 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱賶 兀睾乇賯賴丕 亘丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲.
賷氐賮 賲丕乇賰賷夭 賲丨賳丞 丕賱囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱賲禺胤賵賮賷賳 貙 賰賲丕 賷氐賮 賲丨賳丞 丕賱禺丕胤賮賷賳 貙 丨賷孬 鬲噩丕賵夭 廿丿丕賳鬲賴賲 賵睾丕氐 賮賷 兀毓賲丕賯 賳賮賵爻賴賲 賵禺賮丕賷丕賴賲 賱賷賰卮賮 兀賷囟丕賸 兀賳賴賲 囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱賮丕爻丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐賳毓鬲賴賲.
賰賲丕 鬲賵睾賱 兀賷囟丕賸 賮賷 毓乇囟 噩賵丕賳亘 丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賵賷 丕賱亘爻賷胤 丕賱賶 乇兀爻 丕賱爻賱胤丞 貙 賵賴賵 丕賱匕賷 卮賰賾賱賴 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賷賾丞 貙 賵兀毓丕丿 鬲卮賰賷賱賴 賴賵 亘禺賷丕賱賴 丕賱匕賷 賱丕賷鬲賵賯賮 毓賳丿 丨丿.
賯乇兀鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 毓賳 爻賷乇丞 亘丕亘賱賵 廿爻賰賵亘丕乇 "丕賱賲噩乇賲 丕賱賯丿賷賾爻" 貙 賵兀賰鬲卮賮鬲 兀賳賷 賱賲 兀賯乇亍 卮賷卅丕賸 丨鬲賶 賰鬲亘 賲丕乇賰賷夭 .
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丨賰賷 賯氐丞 廿禺鬲胤丕賮 毓卮乇丞 卮禺氐賷賾丕鬲 賰賵賱賲亘賷賾丞 亘丕乇夭丞 賲賳 賯亘賱 毓氐丕亘丞 "賲賷丿賱賷賳 賰丕乇鬲賱" 丕賱鬲賷 賷賯賵丿賴丕 丕賱賲噩乇賲 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷 亘丕亘賱賵 廿爻賰賵亘丕乇 貙 賱賷爻鬲禺丿賲賴賲 賰賵乇賯丞 囟睾胤 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賮賷 賲賮丕賵囟丕鬲賴 賲毓賴賲 賱賵賯賮 鬲爻賱賷賲賴 丕賱賶 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱賶 兀睾乇賯賴丕 亘丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲.
賷氐賮 賲丕乇賰賷夭 賲丨賳丞 丕賱囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱賲禺胤賵賮賷賳 貙 賰賲丕 賷氐賮 賲丨賳丞 丕賱禺丕胤賮賷賳 貙 丨賷孬 鬲噩丕賵夭 廿丿丕賳鬲賴賲 賵睾丕氐 賮賷 兀毓賲丕賯 賳賮賵爻賴賲 賵禺賮丕賷丕賴賲 賱賷賰卮賮 兀賷囟丕賸 兀賳賴賲 囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱賮丕爻丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐賳毓鬲賴賲.
賰賲丕 鬲賵睾賱 兀賷囟丕賸 賮賷 毓乇囟 噩賵丕賳亘 丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賵賷 丕賱亘爻賷胤 丕賱賶 乇兀爻 丕賱爻賱胤丞 貙 賵賴賵 丕賱匕賷 卮賰賾賱賴 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賷賾丞 貙 賵兀毓丕丿 鬲卮賰賷賱賴 賴賵 亘禺賷丕賱賴 丕賱匕賷 賱丕賷鬲賵賯賮 毓賳丿 丨丿.
February 8, 2017
Impresionante cr贸nica period铆stica que con sinceridad y supuesta simpleza logra helarte la sangre.
Un relato que sin ser una de esas historias en las que Garc铆a Marquez mostraba todo su talento e imaginaci贸n, tiene una poes铆a muy especial.
Me ha impresionado en muchos aspectos y sobretodo me ha sobrecogido gracias a la pluma de Garc铆a M谩rquez, siempre incisiva, clara y maravillosa.
Un relato que sin ser una de esas historias en las que Garc铆a Marquez mostraba todo su talento e imaginaci贸n, tiene una poes铆a muy especial.
Me ha impresionado en muchos aspectos y sobretodo me ha sobrecogido gracias a la pluma de Garc铆a M谩rquez, siempre incisiva, clara y maravillosa.
October 7, 2024
Before he became the father of magical realism, Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez worked as a journalist in his home town of Aracatapa, Colombia. As a boy, his grandparents encouraged young Gabo to tell stories and write them down, which lead to his career as a newspaperman. It was not until Gabo turned forty two that he birthed Cien A帽os de Soledad into the world. The book that created a genre now known as magical realism had been born. Now it is normal for writers to describe snow following a woman across town or apple leaves budding on a tree year round. In 1970, one either wrote fantasy or literary fiction. Garc铆a M谩rquez combined both, and writers the world over soon followed suit. Gabo pined for his days as a newspaperman even after his book grew to worldwide popularity. He would receive his break in the 1990s at the height of the Colombian drug trade. Fellow journalists who had been taken as hostages by Pablo Escobar鈥檚 Extraditables implored of Garc铆a M谩rquez to tell their stories. He would make good on this entreaty following Escobar鈥檚 murder when the coast was clear to bring the atrocities committed by his guerrilla group to light. What follows is the story of ten journalists who had been taken hostage and their families鈥� efforts to free them.
Alberto Villamizar was a marked man by guerrillas, surviving countless attempts on his life both in Colombia and while posted as ambassador to Indonesia. Escobar鈥檚 group the ELN had grown tired of rule by the middle and upper classes. This is the promise that the higher ups gave to young enlistees- join up with Escobar and you can have a chance to overthrow the government. Escobar also had no use for FARC, a competing terrorist group that ran the not so underground drug trade. The United States targeted the leaders in both groups and desired the imposition of an international extradition law in order to try drug lords in their country and then imprison them there. Colombians would rather die in their own country than sit in jail in the United States, making Escobar a staunch opponent of any extradition law on the books. He distanced himself from FARC in hopes that it would mean remaining in his home country despite of what any international law read. Colombia鈥檚 President at the time C茅sar Gaviria was a man with a heart of stone who did not listen to the pleas of his people to stop all extradition. At this time, Escobar targeted journalists such as Maruja Villamizar who had family members in government as a means of bargaining with leaders for ending extradition in exchange for freeing the hostages. Maruja, wife and daughter of politicians, was Escobar鈥檚 biggest bargaining chip.
After spending six months as a hostage and being freed in exchange for Escobar turning himself into the government, Maruja and Alberto Villamizar asked Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez to write their story. He would in time three years later after Escobar鈥檚 murder, with the book published three years later. The Colombian government changed constantly and the United States continued to wage a war on drugs with Colombia providing the largest pipeline of crack and cocaine. News of a Kidnapping follows ten journalists who had been taken hostage and their daily struggle to survive. For the most part, Escobar did not want these journalists dead; they were meant as a bargaining chip to ensure safety for his own family. As a former politician Alberto Villamizar had access to president Gaviria and met with him nearly every day that his wife and sister were being held by the Extraditables. All aspects of this struggle- the hostages鈥� daily living, their family members鈥� pleas to the government and to Escobar, and Escobar鈥檚 own demands- seemed monotonous. Many hostages mark time by scratching off marks on a wall. These hostages had access to television but remained skeptical of the government due to past experiences. The writing makes readers feel the monotony because the words and daily routine repeat themselves, the hostages not knowing if the captivity would lead to freedom or death.
Over the years I have read Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez鈥� award winning works of fiction and found them to be excellent. Something here seemed off. The sentences were short and choppy, a stark contrast to Gabo鈥檚 fiction. Perhaps it was the monotonous nature of the subject matter although the book read fast enough as I desired to know the resolution. After discussion with others who read in translation, I came to the conclusion that some of Gabo鈥檚 brilliant language usage must have been lost in Edith Grossman鈥檚 translation. Grossman is said to be an excellent translator but perhaps here she was not up to par. A good or poor translation can make or break a book, my reminder to myself that if I can speak Spanish almost fluently, then I should not be afraid to read in the language as well. That goes for other languages as well, Jhumpa Lahiri noting that each language contains nuances that others might not have. While this is not a book on linguistics by any means, News of a Kidnapping proves that even a Nobel Prize winner can be a victim of work lost to translation. I would be intrigued to skim through a Spanish version of this work to see if the language flows in a manner I have come to expect from Gabo, and from Latinx writers in general.
My husband has watched entire documentaries on Pablo Escobar. When I told him I was reading a book that took place during his regime, he had a lot to add to the subject, including how Escobar did not trust anyone, not the FARC or those said to be in his inner circle. All he desired was safety for his family, the same as what the families of the hostages pined for. Escobar was a shrewd and calculating man. He knew that he would die had he been extradited to the United States and demanded a change in the law in exchange for the hostages going free. Better to die in Colombia, he noted countless times in the negotiations. The words might have repeated themselves but so did the lives of the hostages in captivity; it must have been brutal and demoralizing. I am not sure that Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez had enough material to write a full length book so he repeated a lot of information or structured chapters in a similar matter. Perhaps he had been away from journalism for too long when asked to tell this story; however, a story is a story and Garc铆a M谩rquez was one of the masters. I know to check his translator going forward or to attempt to read his novels in Spanish. While the hostages鈥� plight brought the ELN regime to light, I do not list this as M谩rquez鈥� best work, unless I choose to reread it in the Spanish language.
3.5 stars
Alberto Villamizar was a marked man by guerrillas, surviving countless attempts on his life both in Colombia and while posted as ambassador to Indonesia. Escobar鈥檚 group the ELN had grown tired of rule by the middle and upper classes. This is the promise that the higher ups gave to young enlistees- join up with Escobar and you can have a chance to overthrow the government. Escobar also had no use for FARC, a competing terrorist group that ran the not so underground drug trade. The United States targeted the leaders in both groups and desired the imposition of an international extradition law in order to try drug lords in their country and then imprison them there. Colombians would rather die in their own country than sit in jail in the United States, making Escobar a staunch opponent of any extradition law on the books. He distanced himself from FARC in hopes that it would mean remaining in his home country despite of what any international law read. Colombia鈥檚 President at the time C茅sar Gaviria was a man with a heart of stone who did not listen to the pleas of his people to stop all extradition. At this time, Escobar targeted journalists such as Maruja Villamizar who had family members in government as a means of bargaining with leaders for ending extradition in exchange for freeing the hostages. Maruja, wife and daughter of politicians, was Escobar鈥檚 biggest bargaining chip.
After spending six months as a hostage and being freed in exchange for Escobar turning himself into the government, Maruja and Alberto Villamizar asked Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez to write their story. He would in time three years later after Escobar鈥檚 murder, with the book published three years later. The Colombian government changed constantly and the United States continued to wage a war on drugs with Colombia providing the largest pipeline of crack and cocaine. News of a Kidnapping follows ten journalists who had been taken hostage and their daily struggle to survive. For the most part, Escobar did not want these journalists dead; they were meant as a bargaining chip to ensure safety for his own family. As a former politician Alberto Villamizar had access to president Gaviria and met with him nearly every day that his wife and sister were being held by the Extraditables. All aspects of this struggle- the hostages鈥� daily living, their family members鈥� pleas to the government and to Escobar, and Escobar鈥檚 own demands- seemed monotonous. Many hostages mark time by scratching off marks on a wall. These hostages had access to television but remained skeptical of the government due to past experiences. The writing makes readers feel the monotony because the words and daily routine repeat themselves, the hostages not knowing if the captivity would lead to freedom or death.
Over the years I have read Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez鈥� award winning works of fiction and found them to be excellent. Something here seemed off. The sentences were short and choppy, a stark contrast to Gabo鈥檚 fiction. Perhaps it was the monotonous nature of the subject matter although the book read fast enough as I desired to know the resolution. After discussion with others who read in translation, I came to the conclusion that some of Gabo鈥檚 brilliant language usage must have been lost in Edith Grossman鈥檚 translation. Grossman is said to be an excellent translator but perhaps here she was not up to par. A good or poor translation can make or break a book, my reminder to myself that if I can speak Spanish almost fluently, then I should not be afraid to read in the language as well. That goes for other languages as well, Jhumpa Lahiri noting that each language contains nuances that others might not have. While this is not a book on linguistics by any means, News of a Kidnapping proves that even a Nobel Prize winner can be a victim of work lost to translation. I would be intrigued to skim through a Spanish version of this work to see if the language flows in a manner I have come to expect from Gabo, and from Latinx writers in general.
My husband has watched entire documentaries on Pablo Escobar. When I told him I was reading a book that took place during his regime, he had a lot to add to the subject, including how Escobar did not trust anyone, not the FARC or those said to be in his inner circle. All he desired was safety for his family, the same as what the families of the hostages pined for. Escobar was a shrewd and calculating man. He knew that he would die had he been extradited to the United States and demanded a change in the law in exchange for the hostages going free. Better to die in Colombia, he noted countless times in the negotiations. The words might have repeated themselves but so did the lives of the hostages in captivity; it must have been brutal and demoralizing. I am not sure that Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez had enough material to write a full length book so he repeated a lot of information or structured chapters in a similar matter. Perhaps he had been away from journalism for too long when asked to tell this story; however, a story is a story and Garc铆a M谩rquez was one of the masters. I know to check his translator going forward or to attempt to read his novels in Spanish. While the hostages鈥� plight brought the ELN regime to light, I do not list this as M谩rquez鈥� best work, unless I choose to reread it in the Spanish language.
3.5 stars
December 15, 2020
News of a Kidnapping was a riveting non-fiction account of the systematic kidnapping of ten carefully chosen journalists as written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez about the time of the reign of narcoterrorism by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and founder of the Medellin Cartel.
Garcia Marquez, a noted journalist and author from Colombia, was approached in October 1993 by Maruja Pachon and her husband, Alberto Villamizar, to write a book about her six-month captivity at the hands of the the Extraditables, synonymous with Pablo Escobar and his drug cartel. This is the story of that tragic time in Colombia's history and a recounting of the kidnapping, imprisonment and their eventual release in the early 1990's of a selected and carefully chosen group of people; people with whom Pablo Escobar thought he could exact the most leverage in negotiating his interests.
In the Acknowledgements section of the book, Gabriel Garcia Marquez thanks the protagonists and collaborators for not allowing this horrific drama to disappear as so many other stories have. In his words:
Garcia Marquez, a noted journalist and author from Colombia, was approached in October 1993 by Maruja Pachon and her husband, Alberto Villamizar, to write a book about her six-month captivity at the hands of the the Extraditables, synonymous with Pablo Escobar and his drug cartel. This is the story of that tragic time in Colombia's history and a recounting of the kidnapping, imprisonment and their eventual release in the early 1990's of a selected and carefully chosen group of people; people with whom Pablo Escobar thought he could exact the most leverage in negotiating his interests.
In the Acknowledgements section of the book, Gabriel Garcia Marquez thanks the protagonists and collaborators for not allowing this horrific drama to disappear as so many other stories have. In his words:
"Sadly, it is only one episode in the biblical holocaust that has been consuming Colombia for more than twenty years. I dedicate this book to them, and to all Colombians--innocent and guilty--with the hope that the story it tells will never befall us again."
G.G.M.
Cartagena de Indias, May 1996
August 4, 2017
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April 8, 2021
毓馗賷賲丞..毓馗賷賲丞..毓馗賷賲丞貙 賵賲丕乇賰賷夭 廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇 丕賱丕丿亘 丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賶.
賯氐丞 丕禺鬲胤丕賮..賯氐丞 氐丕睾賴丕 賲丕乇賰賷夭 亘廿鬲賯丕賳 亘毓丿 丕賯鬲乇丕丨 賲丕乇賵禺丕 亘丕鬲卮賵賳 賵夭賵噩賴丕 丕賱亘賷乇鬲賵 亘賷賷丕賲賷孬丕乇 亘賰鬲丕亘丞 鬲噩乇亘丞 丕禺鬲胤丕賮賴丕 賲賳 賯亘賱 噩賲丕毓丞 丕賱丕賰爻鬲乇丕丿賷鬲丕亘賱賷賷賳 賵賴賲 丕賱賲噩乇賲賵賳 賵鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷賵賳 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘賵賳 賱賱毓丿丕賱丞 賮賶 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賵賯丿 卮賰賱賵丕 鬲噩賲毓丕 亘賴匕丕 丕賱丕爻賲 賱賱囟睾胤 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賱賲賳毓 鬲爻賱賷賲賴賲 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞.
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵丕賯毓賷丞 鬲爻賱胤 丕賱囟賵亍 毓賱賶 賮鬲乇丞 賰丕乇孬賷丞 賮賶 鬲丕乇賷禺 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇 賵賴賶 賮鬲乇丞 爻賷胤乇丞 鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賵毓賱賶 乇兀爻賴賲 夭毓賷賲賴賲 亘丕亘賱賵 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 毓賱賶 丕賱賵囟毓 賮賶 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕 賵鬲賰賵賷賳賴 孬乇賵丞 胤丕卅賱丞 賲賳 鬲噩丕乇丞 丕賱賰賵賰丕賷賷賳 賵賮卮賱 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 賮賶 丕孬亘丕鬲 丕賶 鬲賴賲丞 囟丿賴 孬賲 賯乇丕乇丕鬲 丕賱乇卅丕爻丞 賲賳匕 毓丕賲 佟侃侉侃 亘賲賱丕丨賯丞 丕賱賲噩乇賲賷賳 賲賳 鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賵鬲爻賱賷賲賴賲 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 貙 賵 丨賷賳賴丕 賱噩兀 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賱丕禺鬲胤丕賮 亘毓囟 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱亘丕乇夭丞 賱賱鬲兀孬賷乇 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 亘賲賳毓 鬲爻賱賷賲賴賲 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賵賯亘賵賱 丕賱鬲賮丕賵囟 亘卮兀賳 丕爻鬲爻賱丕賲賴賲 賱賱丨賰賵賲丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賵賱賰賳 亘卮乇賵胤貙 賯丕賲鬲 噩賲丕毓丞 丕賱丕賰爻鬲乇丕丿賷鬲丕亘賱賷賷賳 亘丕禺鬲胤丕賮 毓卮乇丞 丕卮禺丕氐 賲賳賴賲 賲丕乇賵禺丕 亘丕鬲卮賵賳 丕賱氐丨賮賷丞 賵丕禺鬲 夭賵噩賴丕 亘賷丕鬲乇賷孬 貙賵賮乇丕賳卮賷爻賰賵 爻丕賳鬲賵爻 丕賱氐丨賮賶 亘噩乇賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷賲亘賵貙 賵賲丕乇賷賳丕 賲賵賳鬲賵賷丕 卮賯賷賯丞 丕賱兀賲賷賳 丕賱毓丕賲 賱賱乇卅丕爻丞 丕賱爻丕亘賯 賵丕賱鬲賶 鬲賲 賯鬲賱賴丕 貙 賵 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 丕亘賳丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻 丕賱丕爻亘賯 禺賵賱賷賵 爻賷夭丕乇 胤乇亘賷丞 賵賮乇賷賯 鬲丨乇賷乇 賵鬲氐賵賷乇 亘乇賳丕賲噩賴丕 賵賯丿 鬲賲 丕胤賱丕賯 爻乇丕丨賴賲 賱毓丿賲 丕賴賲賷鬲賴賲 賵賯鬲賱鬲 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 丕孬賳丕亍 毓賲賱賷丞 賴噩賵賲 賮丕卮賱丞.
賱噩兀 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賱賱毓賳賮 賵丕賱丕乇賴丕亘 賵賯鬲賱 丕賮乇丕丿 丕賱卮乇胤丞 賵丕賱丕毓賱丕賳 毓賳 賲賰丕賮卅丕鬲 賱賲賳 賷賯鬲賱 囟亘丕胤 丕賱卮乇胤丞 _ 賵賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賯賷賲丞 鬲毓賱賵 賮賶 賲賯丕亘賱 丕賱乇鬲亘丞 _ 賮賶 賲丿賷賳鬲賴 賵賲賵胤賳賴 賲賷丿賱賷賳 貙 賵賰丕賳 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賳賮 賷賯丕亘賱 亘毓賳賮 賲囟丕丿 賲賳 賯亘賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞 賵丕賳鬲賴丕賰 賱丨賯賵賯 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 亘鬲毓匕賷亘 亘毓囟 丕賱賲鬲賴賲賷賳 賵丕賱賲噩乇賲賷賳 賲賲丕 丿賮毓 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 亘丕賱賲胤丕賱亘丞 亘賲丨丕賰賲丞 乇噩丕賱 丕賱卮乇胤丞 丕賱賲鬲賵乇胤賷賳.
丕賱氐乇丕毓 丕賱丿丕卅乇 亘賷賳 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賵丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 丨丕賵賱 賲丕乇賰賷夭 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 毓賱賷賴 賮賶 丌禺乇 賮鬲乇丕鬲賴 賮賶 毓丕賲 佟侃侃贍 賵丨鬲賶 賲賯鬲賱 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賵禺氐賵氐丕 賮鬲乇丞 丕賱丕禺鬲胤丕賮丕鬲 丕賱鬲賶 丨丿孬鬲 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲.
丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱鬲賶 丕亘丿毓 賲丕乇賰賷夭 賮賶 丕亘乇丕夭賴丕 賵賴賶 鬲卮賰賱 亘賳賷丞 賲賴賲丞 賮賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘噩丕賳亘 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 貙 丨賷孬 賷馗賴乇 賲丕乇賰賷夭 鬲囟丕乇亘 賲卮丕毓乇 丕賯丕乇亘 丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱賲禺鬲胤賮 賵丕賴賱賴 賵賲毓馗賲賴賲 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷賷賳 丕賵 丕賱氐丨賮賷賷賳 丕賱亘丕乇夭賷賳 賵賴賳丕賰 賲賳賴賲 賲賳 賴賵 賮賶 賲賵囟毓 丕賱賲爻丐賵賱賷丞 亘賷賳 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賶 丕賳賯丕匕 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 賵賲丨丕丿孬丕鬲賴賲 丕賱丿丕卅賲丞 賲毓 丕賱乇卅丕爻丞 賵丕賱卮乇胤丞 賵 亘賷賳 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賶 丕賱賯囟丕亍 毓賱賶 鬲噩丕乇丞 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賵鬲爻賱賷賲 丕賱賲噩乇賲賷賳 賵賲孬丕賱 丕賷囟丕 賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱兀賲 賳賷丿賷丕 賰賷賳鬲賷乇賵 賵丕賱丿丞 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 丕賱鬲賶 賯鬲賱鬲 賮賶 丕孬賳丕亍 毓賲賱賷丞 賴噩賵賲 賮丕卮賱丞 賲賳 丕賱卮乇胤丞 亘賳丕亍 毓賱賶 丕禺亘丕乇賷丞 禺丕胤卅丞 賯丿 丨丿丿鬲 賲賰丕賳 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賲毓 乇噩丕賱賴 丕賱賲爻賱丨賷賳 賵賰丕賳 亘丕賱氐丿賮丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賰丕賳 賴賵 賲賵賯毓 丕丨鬲噩丕夭 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 賲毓 丕賱氐丨賮賶 乇賷鬲卮丕乇丿 賵鬲賲 賯鬲賱賴丕 賵丕賱賯丕亍 丕賱丕鬲賴丕賲丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲亘丕丿賱丞 亘賷賳 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 丕賱匕賶 賷鬲賴賲 丕賱卮乇胤丞 亘賯鬲賱賴丕 亘丕賱禺胤兀 賵亘賷賳 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 賵丕賱鬲賶 鬲鬲賴賲賴 亘賯鬲賱賴丕貙 賵賯丿 胤丕賱亘鬲 賵丕賱丿丞 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 乇卅賷爻 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 爻賷夭丕乇 睾丕賮賷乇賷丕 亘毓丿賲 丕賱鬲丿禺賱 丕賱賲爻賱丨 賱丕胤賱丕賯 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 賵胤丕賱亘鬲賴 亘丕賱賴丿賳丞 賵毓丿賲 鬲氐毓賷丿 丕賱丨賲賱丕鬲 囟丿 鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賱丨賷賳 鬲丨乇賷乇 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 丕賱丕 丕賳 丕賱乇卅賷爻 賱賲 賷賵丕賮賯 賵賵氐賮鬲賴 賳賷丿賷丕 亘丕賳賴 匕賵 賯賱亘 賲鬲丨噩乇 賵賲卮丕毓乇 賲丕乇賵禺丕 夭賵噩丞 亘賷賷丕賲賷孬丕乇 亘毓丿 鬲丨乇賷乇 丕禺鬲 夭賵噩賴丕 丕賱鬲賶 賰丕賳鬲 賯丿 丕禺鬲胤賮鬲 賲毓賴丕 賵鬲賲 鬲丨乇賷乇賴丕 賯亘賱 賲丕乇賵禺丕貙賵 毓賲賱賷丞 賯鬲賱 賲丕乇賷賳丕 賲賵賳鬲賵賷丕 丕賱毓噩賵夭 丕賱鬲賶 賰丕賳鬲 亘乇賮賯鬲賴賲 亘丕賱丕爻乇 賵毓丿賲 賲毓乇賮鬲賴賲 亘賲丕 丨丿孬 賱賴丕. 賵賴賰匕丕 丿丕乇鬲 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 亘賷賳 丕賱賲禺鬲胤賮賷賳 賵丕賴賱賴賲 賵丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 賵丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賵丕賱禺丕胤賮賷賳 丕賱賲噩賳丿賷賳 賲賳 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賳賮爻賴賲.
丕賱賲孬賷乇 賱賱丿賴卮丞 賲丿賶 爻賷胤乇丞 亘丕亘賱賵 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 毓賱賶 賲丿賷賳丞 賲賷丿賱賷賳 亘丕賱乇卮賵丞 賵丕賱鬲賴丿賷丿 亘丕賱賯鬲賱 賲賳 噩賴丞 賵丨亘 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 丕賱噩賳賵賳賶 賱賴 賲賳 噩賴丞 丕禺乇賶 賮賯丿 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 賰賱賴丕 賲毓賴 胤賵毓丕 丕賵 賰乇賴丕. 賵賲丕乇賰賷夭 賯丿 丕卮丕乇 丕賱賶 丕爻亘丕亘 賴匕丕 丕賱禺賱賱 賮賶 丕賱亘賳賷丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賮賶 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕噩夭丕亍 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 ...
"賵賯丿 賰丕賳 賯賱賷賱丕 賲丕 賷賲賰賳 賱賱毓丿丕賱丞 兀賳 鬲賮毓賱賴 . 賮丕賱賯囟丕丞 賵丕賱賲兀賲賵乇賵賳 丕賱賯囟丕卅賷賵賳 丕賱匕賷賳 賰丕賳鬲 乇賵丕鬲亘賴賲 丕賱賴夭賷賱丞 賱丕 鬲賰賮賷 賳賮賯丕鬲 賲毓賷卮鬲賴賲 廿賱丕 亘氐毓賵亘丞 賵賱賰賳賴丕 賱丕 鬲賰賮賷 賱鬲毓賱賷賲 兀亘賳丕卅賴賲 貙 賵噩丿賵丕 兀賳賮爻賴賲 兀賲丕賲 賲毓囟賱丞 丿賵賳 賲禺乇噩 : 賮廿賲丕 兀賳 賷賯鬲賱賵丕 賵廿賲丕 兀賳 賷亘賷毓賵丕 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賱鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲丿賴卮 賵丕賱賲丐孬乇 兀賳 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 賲賳賴賲 賮囟賱賵丕 丕賱賲賵鬲 . 乇亘賲丕 賰丕賳 賲丕 賴賵 兀賰孬乇 讴賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱賵囟毓 賴賵 賯丿乇丞 兀賴丕賱賷 賲蹖丿賱蹖賳 丕賱賲匕賴賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕毓鬲賷丕丿 毓賱賶 賰賱 卮賷亍 貙 丕賱噩賷丿 賵丕賱爻賷賷亍 貙 賵亘賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲毓丕丿丞 乇亘賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱氐賷睾丞 丕賱兀賰孬乇 賯爻賵丞 賱賱禺賵賮 貙 賮賲毓馗賲賴賲 賱賲 賷賰賵賳賵丕 賷毓賵賳 賰賲丕 賷亘丿賵 兀賳賴賲 賷毓賷卮賵賳 賮賷 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲 兀賰孬乇 賲丿賳 丕賱亘賱丕丿 噩賲丕賱丕 賵賳卮丕胤丕 賵賰乇賲 囟賷丕賮丞 貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨賵賱鬲 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 廿賱賶 賵丕丨丿丞 賲賳 兀賰孬乇 賲丿賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 禺胤賵乇丞 . 賱賯丿 賰丕賳 丕賱廿乇賴丕亘 丕賱賲丿賷賳賷 丨鬲賶 匕賱賰 丕賱丨賷賳 賲噩乇丿 毓賳氐乇 睾乇賷亘 賮賷 孬賯丕賮丞 丕賱毓賳賮 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 丕賱毓乇賷賯丞 . 賮賲賯丕鬲賱賵 丨乇亘 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷賵賳 - 丕賱匕賷賳 賲丕乇爻賵丕 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賵毓 賲賳 丕賱丕乇賴丕亘 - 賲丕賱亘孬賵丕 兀賳 兀丿丕賳賵賴 亘丨賯 貙 亘丕毓鬲亘丕乇賴 卮讴賱丕 睾賷乇 卮乇毓賷 賱賱賳囟丕賱 丕賱孬賵乇賷 . 賱賯丿 鬲毓賱賲 丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱毓賷卮 賮賷 禺賵賮 賲賲丕 賷丨丿孬 貙 賵賱賰賳 賱賷爻 丕賱毓賷卮 賮賷 丕賱賯賱賯 賲賲丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷丨丿孬 : 丕賳賮噩丕乇 賷賲夭賯 丕賱兀亘賳丕亍 賮賷 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞 貙 兀賵 賷賮鬲鬲 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞 賵賴賷 賮賷 丕賱爻賲丕亍 貙 兀賵 丕賳賮噩丕乇 丕賱禺囟乇賵丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱爻賵賯 貙 賮丕賱賯賳丕亘賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯鬲賱 丕賱兀亘乇賷丕亍 毓賱賶 睾賷乇 賴丿賶 貙 賵丕賱鬲賴丿賷丿丕鬲 丕賱賴丕鬲賮賷丞 丕賱賲噩賴賵賱丞 鬲噩丕賵夭鬲 毓賳氐乇 丌禺乇 賲賳 毓賳丕氐乇 丕賱賯賱賯 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 貙 賮廿賳 丕賱賵囟毓 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱賲丿賷賳丞 賲賷丿賱賷賳 賱賲 賷鬲兀孬乇 賵賮賯 丕賱賲毓胤賷丕鬲 丕賱丕丨氐丕卅賷丞 .賱賯丿 賰丕賳 鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賯亘賱 爻賳賵丕鬲 賲賳 匕賱賰 芦 賲賵囟丞 禄 鬲丨賷胤 亘賴賲 賴丕賱丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞 . 賵賰丕賳賵丕 賷鬲賲鬲毓賵賳 亘賳噩丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞 賲賳 兀賷 毓賯丕亘 貙 亘賱 賵丕氐賱賵丕 卮賷卅丕 賲賳 丕賱卮賴乇丞 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞 賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱廿丨爻丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 賷賯丿賲賵賳賴丕 賱賱兀丨賷丕亍 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞 丨賷孬 毓丕卮賵丕 胤賮賵賱鬲賴賲 賰賴丕賲卮賷賷賳 . 賵賱賵 兀賳 兀丨丿丕 兀乇丕丿 丕毓鬲賯丕賱賴賲 丌賳匕丕賰 賱賰丕賳 亘廿賲賰丕賳賴 兀賳 賷乇爻賱 賱賴賲 兀賷 卮乇胤賷 毓賱賶 丕賱賳丕氐賷丞 丕賱賯乇賷亘丞 . 賵賱賰賳 賯爻賲丕 賱丕亘兀爻 亘賴 賲賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷 賰丕賳 賷賳馗乇 廿賱賷賴賲 亘賮囟賵賱 賵丕賴鬲賲丕賲 賷卮亘賴 丕賱乇囟賶 廿賱賶 丨丿 亘毓賷丿".
"賵賲毓 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵丕賱爻乇賷丞 貙 兀氐亘丨 丕爻讴賵亘丕乇 賴賵 爻賷丿 丕賱賮賳丕亍 丕賱禺賱賮賷 貙 賵鬲丨賵賱 廿賱賶 兀爻胤賵乇丞 賷爻賷胤乇 毓賱賶 賰賱 卮賷亍 賲賳 賲賰丕賳賴 賮賷 丕賱馗賱 . 賵賰丕賳鬲 亘賷丕賳丕鬲賴 匕丕鬲 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賳賲賵匕噩賷 賵丕賱丨匕乇 鬲賲丕賲丕 鬲氐賱 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲卮丕亘賴 賲毓 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲禺鬲賱胤 亘賴丕 . 賵賮賷 兀賵噩 丕夭丿賴丕乇賴 兀賯賷賲鬲 賲匕丕亘丨 氐賱賵丕鬲 毓賱賷賴丕 氐賵乇鬲賴 賵賵囟毓鬲 丨賵賱賴丕 丕賱卮賲賵毓 賮賷 賯乇賶 賲蹖丿賱賷賳 . 賵賵氐賱 丕賱亘毓囟 廿賱賶 丨丿 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 亘兀賳賴 賷丨賯賯 丕賱賲毓噩夭丕鬲 . 賵賱賲 賷鬲丨 賱兀賷 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷 毓亘乇 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賰賱賴 丕賲鬲賱丕賰 賵賲賲丕乇爻丞 賲賵賴亘丞 賰賲賵賴亘鬲賴 賮賷 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 亘丕賱乇兀賷 丕賱毓丕賲 . 賵賱賲 賷賲鬲賱賰 兀丨丿 賯丿乇丞 兀賰亘乇 賲賳賴 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賮爻丕丿 . 賵兀賰孬乇 卮乇胤 賲孬賷乇 賱賱賯賱賯 賵賱賱丿賲丕乇 賮賷 卮禺氐賷鬲賴 賴賵 禺賱賵賴 鬲賲丕賲丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲爻丕賲丨 賱賱鬲賲賷賷夭 賲丕 亘賷賳 丕賱禺賷乇 賵丕賱卮乇".
賯氐丞 丕禺鬲胤丕賮 鬲卮亘賴 賯氐丞 賲賵鬲 賲毓賱賳 賮丕賱噩乇賷賲丞 賲毓乇賵賮丞 賵丕賱丕卮禺丕氐 賲毓乇賵賮賵賳 賵丕賱丨丿孬 賲毓賱賵賲 亘丿丕賷鬲賴 賵賳賴丕賷鬲賴 賰賷賮 爻鬲賰賵賳 賵丕賳 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賵丕賯毓賷丞 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 乇賵丕卅賷丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞 賵賱賰賳 丕賲亘乇丕胤賵乇 丕賱丕丿亘 丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賶 賲丕乇賰賷夭 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱爻丨乇賷丞 丕賵 丕賱賲賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱賲丐賱賲丞 丕賱賲兀爻丕賵賷丞 賮賴賵 賷丿毓 賮賯胤 丕賱賯賱賲 賷鬲丨乇賰 亘丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱禺丕賱氐.
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 賵丕賱賲賱丕丨賲 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷丞 賵丕賱鬲囟丨賷丞 賵丕賱丕賴丕賳丞 賵亘賷毓 丕賱匕賲丞 賵丕賱囟賲賷乇 賵丕賱丕乇賴丕亘 賵丕賱賲賮丕賵囟丕鬲 賵丕賱賲爻丕賵賲丕鬲貙 賮毓賱丕 賰賲丕 賵氐賮賴丕 賲丕乇賰賷夭 亘丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱亘賴賷賲賷丞 賵廿賱賶 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷賷賳 丕賱兀亘乇賷丕亍 賵丕賱賲匕賳亘賷賳 兀賴丿賶 賱賴賲 賲丕乇賰賷夭 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丌賲賱丕 丕賱丕 賷丨丿孬 賱賴賲 賲胤賱賯丕 賲丕 賷乇賵賷賴 丕賱賰鬲丕亘.
賵賳禺鬲賲 亘賲賯賵賱丞 賲丕乇賵禺丕 亘丕鬲卮賵賳 氐丕丨亘丞 賮賰乇丞 賰鬲丕亘丞 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 丕賱賲乇賷乇丞 賱賴丕 亘丕賱丕禺氐 賵賱亘丕賯賶 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕 毓賲賵賲丕:
" 賷丕 賱賱賮馗丕毓丞 ! 賰兀賳 賴匕丕 賰賱賴 賯丿 丨丿孬 賲賳 丕噩賱 鬲兀賱賷賮 賰鬲丕亘 "
氐賵乇 賮乇賷賯 毓賲賱 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 賵鬲賲 丕胤賱丕賯 爻乇丕丨賴賲
丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞
賳賷丿賷丕 賰賷賳鬲賷乇賵 賵丕賱丿丞 丿賷丕賳丕 胤乇亘賷丞 賵夭賵噩丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻 丕賱丕爻亘賯 禺賵賱賷賵 爻賷夭丕乇 胤乇亘賷丞
賲丕乇賵禺丕 亘丕鬲卮賵賳
丕賱乇卅賷爻 爻賷夭丕乇 噩丕賮賷乇賷丕
March 20, 2017
Est谩 basada en la historia real del secuestro de varias figuras prominentes de Colombia ocurrido durante la 茅poca del narcoterrorismo a inicios de los a帽os noventa con la autor铆a de Los Extraditables.
December 24, 2014
Before his novels came to define magical realism, Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a reporter and journalist. This work is from 1996 - after his greatest novels. It was also a time when the perpetrators of the crimes he writes of were still free and able to do harm.
The modest title belies the stunning narrative. While the focus is on the hostages, it is also the story of how the wily Pablo Escobar negotiated surrender to the Colombian government to include a prison of his own design and staffing so that he could be safe from his enemies. All the while he worked the PR and political systems to get legislation precluding his extradition to the US.
You see how the Escobar鈥檚 money bought him power. He was able to buy a 鈥淩obin Hood鈥� image, paying slum children to kill policemen for bounty. He was able to buy elections.
What stood out for me were the descriptions of those who did the dirty work for the cartel. Each of the captives was housed in a different location with different 鈥渓andlords鈥� who seemed to be just trying to pay bills or stay alive. A host of 鈥減rofessionals鈥� such as drivers, lawyers, doctors and even carpet installers served the cartel and kept its secrets.
The changing group of guards ranged from na茂ve teens who watched American movies and played video games to seasoned crooks. All wore masks and lifted them slightly to eat cake or have a drink on special occasions. These criminals and their enablers show religious devotion and few see a conflict with church teachings and their actions. The hostages had strained relations with their guards, but show no evidence of Stockholm syndrome.
Also profiled are the brave people who stood up to Escobar, notably President Gaviria, who held out for a long time in the face of a large PR campaign and 4 previous presidential candidate assassinations and the hostages and their families. Not profiled, but mentioned, are the police officers (I lost track of how many), notables and ordinary citizens who died in the Colombian drug wars.
This is a very dramatic story. It shows the range of GGM鈥檚 writing skills. Another journalistic book, , has a different writing style. In it, he adopts the voice of the Miguel Litten, who entered Chile under false pretenses, to film Pinochet鈥檚 Chile.
This is a gripping story with many 鈥渃an鈥檛 put down鈥� parts. Even those with little interest in Colombia and the drug wars will be pulled in to the story.
Hopefully, all of GGM鈥檚 reporting and journalism will be anthologized and translated to English.
January 25, 2010
I loved this book because I knew what to expect. I didn't expect the magical realism that I love Marquez for. I didn't expect depiction of feelings in any direct way.
This is a journalistic account of a series of kidnappings happened in Colombia during the drug trafficking war days. I was surprised by how he was able to put the pieces together without sensationalizing.
The narration was compelling and I finished the whole book in my record time! :)
Recommend anyone this book, but make sure they read the preface and what this book is all about.
This is a journalistic account of a series of kidnappings happened in Colombia during the drug trafficking war days. I was surprised by how he was able to put the pieces together without sensationalizing.
The narration was compelling and I finished the whole book in my record time! :)
Recommend anyone this book, but make sure they read the preface and what this book is all about.
January 17, 2016
"Preferimos una tumba en Colombia que una celda en Estados Unidos"
Rese帽as de libros de no ficci贸n son mi aporte singular para dar a conocer buenos libros period铆sticos (la carrera que estudio oigan) y que de vez en cuando me recuerda lo poderosa y valiosa que es la figura del periodista en un pa铆s como el m铆o. Creo que cualquier persona aunque no le interese el periodismo puede leer esta narraci贸n. Esta historia, sucedida en 1990 y 1991 nos cuenta el drama de diez secuestrados en la 茅poca de m谩xima violencia en Colombia: la 茅poca del narcoterrorismo.
Rese帽a completa aqui:
Rese帽as de libros de no ficci贸n son mi aporte singular para dar a conocer buenos libros period铆sticos (la carrera que estudio oigan) y que de vez en cuando me recuerda lo poderosa y valiosa que es la figura del periodista en un pa铆s como el m铆o. Creo que cualquier persona aunque no le interese el periodismo puede leer esta narraci贸n. Esta historia, sucedida en 1990 y 1991 nos cuenta el drama de diez secuestrados en la 茅poca de m谩xima violencia en Colombia: la 茅poca del narcoterrorismo.
Rese帽a completa aqui:
May 16, 2015
賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 丕賳鬲馗丕乇 趩蹖 丿丕卮鬲賲貙 禺賵丿 毓賳賵丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 诏賮鬲賴 讴賴 芦诏夭丕乇卮禄賴.. 賵 賵丕賯毓丕 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳賴貙 禺蹖賱蹖 賳賲蹖卮賴 亘丕 卮禺氐蹖鬲丕 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘乇賯乇丕乇 讴乇丿 趩賵賳 禺蹖賱蹖 鬲蹖鬲乇賵丕乇 丿乇 丨丿 丿賵 倬丕乇丕诏乇丕賮 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 賴乇讴丿賵賲 鬲賵囟蹖丨 丿丕丿賴 卮丿賴貙 賵 禺亘 丨蹖賮貙 賵丕賯毓丕 賲丕噩乇丕蹖蹖 亘賵丿賴 讴賴 賲蹖卮丿賴 丕夭卮 蹖賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿乇爻鬲 賵 丨爻丕亘蹖 丿乇丌賵乇丿!
July 16, 2022
In this work of non-fiction published in 1996, Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez describes the kidnappings and captivities of ten Colombian journalists abducted by a group called the 鈥淓xtraditables.鈥� They were a group of narcotraffickers led by Pablo Escobar. Escobar鈥檚 objective in ordering the kidnappings was to bully the Colombian government into banning extradition, which would mean they would be imprisoned in Colombia rather than face more severe penalties in other countries, particularly the United States.
The author portrays the responses of the hostages鈥� families and their actions to free them. He recounts the entire event in the context of Colombia's ongoing struggle to combat the illegal drug trade. The storyline focuses on the victims, the conditions they faced, and their thoughts, fears, and responses to captivity. There are many players, including President Gaviria, a high-profile priest, a family of drug trafficking brothers who turned themselves into authorities, and relatives of the victims, many of whom have connections to the government officials (one of the reasons they were taken hostage).
As the account unfolds, there are many people involved, and the author does an excellent job of describing the pressures and difficulties that must be overcome to ensure a workable plan. He depicts the anguish of the victims鈥� families as they try to influence the negotiations. Garc铆a M谩rquez is a skilled writer who can weave together these complex elements into a cohesive whole. It almost felt like reading a historical fiction. Unfortunately, it was all too real, and the outcome was not positive for all involved.
I think the text could have benefited from the inclusion of a list of participants and their functions / relationships, as well as a timeline of events. But overall, this book provides an informative account of the perils of the drug trade and the relationship between the narcotraffickers and the Colombian government. Readers can learn a lot from this book, especially those outside Colombia.
It is based on interviews, news accounts, broadcast media, and diaries kept by the hostages. It is a partial glimpse of a harrowing period in Colombian history. Definitely worth reading. I read the English translation by Edith Grossman.
The author portrays the responses of the hostages鈥� families and their actions to free them. He recounts the entire event in the context of Colombia's ongoing struggle to combat the illegal drug trade. The storyline focuses on the victims, the conditions they faced, and their thoughts, fears, and responses to captivity. There are many players, including President Gaviria, a high-profile priest, a family of drug trafficking brothers who turned themselves into authorities, and relatives of the victims, many of whom have connections to the government officials (one of the reasons they were taken hostage).
As the account unfolds, there are many people involved, and the author does an excellent job of describing the pressures and difficulties that must be overcome to ensure a workable plan. He depicts the anguish of the victims鈥� families as they try to influence the negotiations. Garc铆a M谩rquez is a skilled writer who can weave together these complex elements into a cohesive whole. It almost felt like reading a historical fiction. Unfortunately, it was all too real, and the outcome was not positive for all involved.
I think the text could have benefited from the inclusion of a list of participants and their functions / relationships, as well as a timeline of events. But overall, this book provides an informative account of the perils of the drug trade and the relationship between the narcotraffickers and the Colombian government. Readers can learn a lot from this book, especially those outside Colombia.
It is based on interviews, news accounts, broadcast media, and diaries kept by the hostages. It is a partial glimpse of a harrowing period in Colombian history. Definitely worth reading. I read the English translation by Edith Grossman.
November 7, 2023
1990 wurden in Kolumbien unter spektakul盲ren Umst盲nden zehn bekannte Journalisten und Angeh枚rige von Politikern entf眉hrt. Das Medellin-Kartell und der international gesuchte Pablo Escobar wollten damit ein Gesetz erzwingen, das die Auslieferung von Drogenh盲ndlern an die USA verbietet, wo diese mit Gef盲ngnisstrafen von 150 Jahren rechnen durften. Escobar wurde nicht nur von Polizei und Milit盲r gejagt, auch rivalisierende Banden und Guerilleros trachteten nach seinem Leben. Unter diesen Umst盲nden w盲re ein kolumbianisches Gef盲ngnis vielleicht der sicherste und bequemste Ort f眉r ihn.
Mit der Chronik dieses politisch brisanten Kriminalfalls zeigt Gabriel Garcia Marquez seine Meisterschaft als Journalist. Nach jahrelanger Recherche und Gespr盲chen mit den Beteiligten berichtet er 眉ber die Entf眉hrung, das Schicksal und die pers枚nlichen Erfahrungen der Geiseln. Wie Marquez selber sagt, ist diese Geschichte phantastischer als alle seine phantastischen Erz盲hlungen. Er verzichtet konsequent auf sensationelle 脺berh枚hung und andere journalistische Geschmacklosigkeiten und zeigt, dass auch eine n眉chterne Dokumentation ohne alle erz盲hlerischen Tricks ein Pageturner mit atemberaubender Spannung sein kann. Die Story ist komplex und 眉berraschend, die 脛ngste und Qualen der Geiseln nervenaufreibend. Die oft haarstr盲ubenden Begleitumst盲nde zeigen ein chaotisches Land aus Korruption, Verbrechen, Drogenkartellen, Guerillagruppen, Aberglauben und Telenovelas, alles unter dem blinden Vertrauen auf das g枚ttliche Kind und die barmherzige Mutter. Unglaublich!
Mit der Chronik dieses politisch brisanten Kriminalfalls zeigt Gabriel Garcia Marquez seine Meisterschaft als Journalist. Nach jahrelanger Recherche und Gespr盲chen mit den Beteiligten berichtet er 眉ber die Entf眉hrung, das Schicksal und die pers枚nlichen Erfahrungen der Geiseln. Wie Marquez selber sagt, ist diese Geschichte phantastischer als alle seine phantastischen Erz盲hlungen. Er verzichtet konsequent auf sensationelle 脺berh枚hung und andere journalistische Geschmacklosigkeiten und zeigt, dass auch eine n眉chterne Dokumentation ohne alle erz盲hlerischen Tricks ein Pageturner mit atemberaubender Spannung sein kann. Die Story ist komplex und 眉berraschend, die 脛ngste und Qualen der Geiseln nervenaufreibend. Die oft haarstr盲ubenden Begleitumst盲nde zeigen ein chaotisches Land aus Korruption, Verbrechen, Drogenkartellen, Guerillagruppen, Aberglauben und Telenovelas, alles unter dem blinden Vertrauen auf das g枚ttliche Kind und die barmherzige Mutter. Unglaublich!
September 28, 2016
禺亘乇 丕禺鬲胤丕賮
賮乇睾鬲 賯亘賱 賷賵賲賷賳 賲賳 賲卮丕賴丿丞 丕賱賲賵爻賲 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱賲爻賱爻賱 丕賱賳鬲賮賱賰爻賷 丕賱乇丕卅毓 (Narcos)貙 賵丕賱匕賷 禺氐氐 賲賵爻賲丕賴 丕賱兀賵賱丕賳 賱賯氐丞 氐毓賵丿 賵爻賯賵胤 賲賱賰 丕賱賰賵賰丕賷賷賳 (亘丕亘賱賵 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇)貙 賵賯丿 噩丿丿 賱賱賲爻賱爻賱 賱賲賵爻賲賷賳 丌禺乇賷賳 賱丨爻賳 丕賱丨馗 賳鬲鬲亘毓 賮賷賴賲丕 賯氐丞 賰丕乇鬲賷賱 (賰丕賱賷) 丕賱賲賳丕賮爻 賱丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賵丕賱匕賷 爻丕毓丿 賮賷 廿爻賯丕胤賴 賵爻賷胤乇 毓賱賶 爻賵賯 丕賱賰賵賰丕賷賷賳 賱賮鬲乇丞 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲賱鬲賮鬲 賱賴 兀賲乇賷賰丕 賵丕賱爻賱胤丕鬲 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賵鬲毓鬲賯賱 賯賷丕丿丕鬲賴貙 賰賲丕 兀鬲賲賳賶 丕賱鬲噩丿賷丿 賱賲賵爻賲賷賳 廿囟丕賮賷賷賳 賷鬲鬲亘毓丕賳 亘賯賷丞 丕賱賯氐丞貙 丨賷孬 爻丕賴賲鬲 丕賱囟乇亘丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱賯鬲賴丕 丕賱賰丕乇鬲賷賱丕鬲 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賮賷 丕賳鬲毓丕卮 賵爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱賰丕乇鬲賷賱丕鬲 丕賱賲賰爻賷賰賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱爻賵賯貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 賯丕丿鬲 廿賱賶 鬲爻賷丿 賰丕乇鬲賷賱 爻賷賳丕賱賵丕 亘賯賷丕丿丞 (廿賱 鬲卮丕亘賵) 丕賱卮賴賷乇貙 賵丕賱匕賷 賷乇賶 丕賱亘毓囟 兀賳賴 鬲噩丕賵夭 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 兀賵 氐丕乇 賷賳丕賮爻賴貙 丕卮鬲賴乇 廿賱 鬲卮丕亘賵 亘賴乇賵亘賴 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賳 賲乇鬲賷賳貙 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賰丕賳鬲 賮賷 2001貙 丨賷孬 丿賮毓 賲丕 賲噩賲賵毓賴 2.5 賲賱賷賵賳 丿賵賱丕乇 賱丨乇丕爻 丕賱爻噩賳 賱鬲爻賴賷賱 賴乇賵亘賴貙 賵賱噩兀 賱賱噩亘丕賱 丨賷孬 賯丕丿 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賴乇賷亘 賵丕賱賯鬲賱 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐丕毓丿鬲 賱鬲丨氐丿 賲賳 2006 賯乇丕亘丞 丕賱賭 77 兀賱賮 賳賮爻貙 兀賲丕 賴乇賵亘賴 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賮卮丕賴丿賴 丕賱毓丕賱賲 爻賳丞 2014貙 毓賳丿賲丕 賮乇 賲賳 夭賳夭丕賳鬲賴 賲爻鬲禺丿賲丕賸 賳賮賯丕賸 丨賮乇賴 兀鬲亘丕毓賴 鬲丨鬲 丕賱兀乇囟 賵賱賲爻丕賮丞 1.5 賰賱賷賵賲鬲乇 丨鬲賶 鬲賲 丕毓鬲賯丕賱賴 賲噩丿丿丕賸 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲 賵賷乇噩丨 兀賳賴 爻賷鬲賲 鬲爻賱賷賲賴 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 賱賷賯囟賷 亘賯賷丞 丨賷丕鬲賴 賮賷 爻噩賳 匕賵 丨乇丕爻丞 賲卮丿丿丞.
賵賱賰賳 賱賳鬲乇賰 賰賱 賴匕丕 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賰丕乇鬲賷賱丕鬲 賵賱賳鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘賳丕 賴匕丕貙 賵丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘賴 賲丕乇賰賷夭 亘毓丿 賲賯鬲賱 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賱賷賵孬賯 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 丕賱兀賵賯丕鬲 丕賱毓氐賷亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲乇鬲 亘賴丕 丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賱噩兀 亘丕亘賱賵 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賮賷 丨賲賱鬲賴 囟丿 賯丕賳賵賳 鬲爻賱賷賲 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘賷賳 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 廿賱賶 禺胤賮 氐丨賮賷賷賳 賵爻賷丕爻賷賷賳 賱賷賯丕賷囟 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴賲 賵賷囟賲賳 丕爻鬲爻賱丕賲賴 賵毓賳丿賲丕 丕賱賲爻丕爻 亘賴 賵亘兀爻乇鬲賴貙 賵賴賷 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱卮賴賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕丿鬲 廿賱賶 爻噩賳 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賮賷 爻噩賳 禺丕氐 噩賴夭賴 亘賳賮爻賴貙 賵丕爻鬲禺丿賲賴 賰賲賯乇 賲丨賲賷 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱丞 賷丿賷乇 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 賳卮丕胤丕鬲賴貙 丨鬲賶 賯丕賲 亘賯鬲賱 丕孬賳賷賳 賲賳 兀鬲亘丕毓賴 賮賷 丕賱爻噩賳 賳賮爻賴貙 賮鬲賮噩乇鬲 賮囟賷丨丞 賮乇 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賳 賵馗賱 賲胤丕乇丿丕賸 賷毓賷孬 廿乇賴丕亘丕賸 賮賷 賲丿賷賳鬲賴 賲丿賷賷賳 賵丕賱毓丕氐賲丞 亘賵睾賵鬲丕 丨鬲賶 鬲賲 丕氐胤賷丕丿賴 賵賯鬲賱賴 賮賷 1993.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐丨賮賷 噩丿丕賸貙 賵賷鬲鬲亘毓 賲氐丕卅乇 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 賵丕賱賵爻丕胤丕鬲 賵丕賱賲賮丕賵囟丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲鬲 賱廿胤賱丕賯賴賲貙 馗乇賵賮 爻噩賳賴賲貙 賲賳 賳噩丕 賲賳賴賲 賵賲賳 賯鬲賱貙 賱賷爻 兀賮囟賱 賲丕 賰鬲亘 賲丕乇賰賷夭 亘丕賱胤亘毓貙 賵賱賰賳賴 賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 賱賮賴賲 鬲賱賰 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱氐毓亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲乇鬲 亘賴丕 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕.
賮乇睾鬲 賯亘賱 賷賵賲賷賳 賲賳 賲卮丕賴丿丞 丕賱賲賵爻賲 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱賲爻賱爻賱 丕賱賳鬲賮賱賰爻賷 丕賱乇丕卅毓 (Narcos)貙 賵丕賱匕賷 禺氐氐 賲賵爻賲丕賴 丕賱兀賵賱丕賳 賱賯氐丞 氐毓賵丿 賵爻賯賵胤 賲賱賰 丕賱賰賵賰丕賷賷賳 (亘丕亘賱賵 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇)貙 賵賯丿 噩丿丿 賱賱賲爻賱爻賱 賱賲賵爻賲賷賳 丌禺乇賷賳 賱丨爻賳 丕賱丨馗 賳鬲鬲亘毓 賮賷賴賲丕 賯氐丞 賰丕乇鬲賷賱 (賰丕賱賷) 丕賱賲賳丕賮爻 賱丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賵丕賱匕賷 爻丕毓丿 賮賷 廿爻賯丕胤賴 賵爻賷胤乇 毓賱賶 爻賵賯 丕賱賰賵賰丕賷賷賳 賱賮鬲乇丞 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲賱鬲賮鬲 賱賴 兀賲乇賷賰丕 賵丕賱爻賱胤丕鬲 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賵鬲毓鬲賯賱 賯賷丕丿丕鬲賴貙 賰賲丕 兀鬲賲賳賶 丕賱鬲噩丿賷丿 賱賲賵爻賲賷賳 廿囟丕賮賷賷賳 賷鬲鬲亘毓丕賳 亘賯賷丞 丕賱賯氐丞貙 丨賷孬 爻丕賴賲鬲 丕賱囟乇亘丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱賯鬲賴丕 丕賱賰丕乇鬲賷賱丕鬲 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 賮賷 丕賳鬲毓丕卮 賵爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱賰丕乇鬲賷賱丕鬲 丕賱賲賰爻賷賰賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱爻賵賯貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 賯丕丿鬲 廿賱賶 鬲爻賷丿 賰丕乇鬲賷賱 爻賷賳丕賱賵丕 亘賯賷丕丿丞 (廿賱 鬲卮丕亘賵) 丕賱卮賴賷乇貙 賵丕賱匕賷 賷乇賶 丕賱亘毓囟 兀賳賴 鬲噩丕賵夭 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 兀賵 氐丕乇 賷賳丕賮爻賴貙 丕卮鬲賴乇 廿賱 鬲卮丕亘賵 亘賴乇賵亘賴 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賳 賲乇鬲賷賳貙 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賰丕賳鬲 賮賷 2001貙 丨賷孬 丿賮毓 賲丕 賲噩賲賵毓賴 2.5 賲賱賷賵賳 丿賵賱丕乇 賱丨乇丕爻 丕賱爻噩賳 賱鬲爻賴賷賱 賴乇賵亘賴貙 賵賱噩兀 賱賱噩亘丕賱 丨賷孬 賯丕丿 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賴乇賷亘 賵丕賱賯鬲賱 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐丕毓丿鬲 賱鬲丨氐丿 賲賳 2006 賯乇丕亘丞 丕賱賭 77 兀賱賮 賳賮爻貙 兀賲丕 賴乇賵亘賴 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賮卮丕賴丿賴 丕賱毓丕賱賲 爻賳丞 2014貙 毓賳丿賲丕 賮乇 賲賳 夭賳夭丕賳鬲賴 賲爻鬲禺丿賲丕賸 賳賮賯丕賸 丨賮乇賴 兀鬲亘丕毓賴 鬲丨鬲 丕賱兀乇囟 賵賱賲爻丕賮丞 1.5 賰賱賷賵賲鬲乇 丨鬲賶 鬲賲 丕毓鬲賯丕賱賴 賲噩丿丿丕賸 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲 賵賷乇噩丨 兀賳賴 爻賷鬲賲 鬲爻賱賷賲賴 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 賱賷賯囟賷 亘賯賷丞 丨賷丕鬲賴 賮賷 爻噩賳 匕賵 丨乇丕爻丞 賲卮丿丿丞.
賵賱賰賳 賱賳鬲乇賰 賰賱 賴匕丕 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 丕賱賲禺丿乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賰丕乇鬲賷賱丕鬲 賵賱賳鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘賳丕 賴匕丕貙 賵丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘賴 賲丕乇賰賷夭 亘毓丿 賲賯鬲賱 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賱賷賵孬賯 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 丕賱兀賵賯丕鬲 丕賱毓氐賷亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲乇鬲 亘賴丕 丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賱噩兀 亘丕亘賱賵 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賮賷 丨賲賱鬲賴 囟丿 賯丕賳賵賳 鬲爻賱賷賲 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘賷賳 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 廿賱賶 禺胤賮 氐丨賮賷賷賳 賵爻賷丕爻賷賷賳 賱賷賯丕賷囟 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴賲 賵賷囟賲賳 丕爻鬲爻賱丕賲賴 賵毓賳丿賲丕 丕賱賲爻丕爻 亘賴 賵亘兀爻乇鬲賴貙 賵賴賷 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱卮賴賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕丿鬲 廿賱賶 爻噩賳 丕爻賰賵亘丕乇 賮賷 爻噩賳 禺丕氐 噩賴夭賴 亘賳賮爻賴貙 賵丕爻鬲禺丿賲賴 賰賲賯乇 賲丨賲賷 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱丞 賷丿賷乇 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴 賳卮丕胤丕鬲賴貙 丨鬲賶 賯丕賲 亘賯鬲賱 丕孬賳賷賳 賲賳 兀鬲亘丕毓賴 賮賷 丕賱爻噩賳 賳賮爻賴貙 賮鬲賮噩乇鬲 賮囟賷丨丞 賮乇 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賳 賵馗賱 賲胤丕乇丿丕賸 賷毓賷孬 廿乇賴丕亘丕賸 賮賷 賲丿賷賳鬲賴 賲丿賷賷賳 賵丕賱毓丕氐賲丞 亘賵睾賵鬲丕 丨鬲賶 鬲賲 丕氐胤賷丕丿賴 賵賯鬲賱賴 賮賷 1993.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐丨賮賷 噩丿丕賸貙 賵賷鬲鬲亘毓 賲氐丕卅乇 丕賱乇賴丕卅賳 賵丕賱賵爻丕胤丕鬲 賵丕賱賲賮丕賵囟丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲鬲 賱廿胤賱丕賯賴賲貙 馗乇賵賮 爻噩賳賴賲貙 賲賳 賳噩丕 賲賳賴賲 賵賲賳 賯鬲賱貙 賱賷爻 兀賮囟賱 賲丕 賰鬲亘 賲丕乇賰賷夭 亘丕賱胤亘毓貙 賵賱賰賳賴 賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 賱賮賴賲 鬲賱賰 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱氐毓亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賲乇鬲 亘賴丕 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕.
November 14, 2014
-Realismo nada m谩gico.-
G茅nero. Novela.
Lo que nos cuenta. Relato de los acontecimientos reales que rodearon el devenir de varios secuestros conectados entre s铆 y realizados en la Colombia de comienzos de los a帽os noventa.
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G茅nero. Novela.
Lo que nos cuenta. Relato de los acontecimientos reales que rodearon el devenir de varios secuestros conectados entre s铆 y realizados en la Colombia de comienzos de los a帽os noventa.
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January 31, 2012
Snooooooze.
Maybe it's in the wake of my trip to Colombia, where I thought I would be carried away by all things evoking Marquez, but I am honestly kind of questioning my slavish devotion to his greatness, lately. When I first read them, I was totally enthralled by A Hundred Years of Solitude, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, and at least liked Love In The Time of Cholera pretty well. I was entirely annoyed by Memories of My Melancholy Whores for predictable reasons, and was non-plussed by Love and Other Demons, but he still had a lot of capital to burn with me.
Maybe this is an odd critique of a non-fiction book about other people getting kidnapped, but somehow this book just oozed with an annoying sense of self-importance that I realize I get from a lot of his books. The cover quote said something like "A story only this master could tell!" and he clearly agrees. He is Just So Canonical at this point, and he knows it, and it's annoying. (It's enough to make me want to give Robert Bola帽o more of a break for being so aggressively eager to stick it to the literary establishment in Latin America).
Anyway, none of this is really about the book, exactly. The book was kind of boring and meandering and tedious and did a lot of telling not showing (I don't have it with me, but things like "President Turbay was a decisive, calculating man with an iron will"). It was also kind of shockingly cavalier about the fates of "regular" people v. the famous and important people. Drivers getting shot in the head get one sentence. Kidnapped politicians' wives get 50 pages about filing their nails and smoking cigarettes.
I was glad to learn a history lesson about Colombia and wished there were more about Pablo Escobar himself, who seems really interesting, but on balance this was not good. My occasional forays into non-fiction continue to be unsuccessful, people.
Maybe it's in the wake of my trip to Colombia, where I thought I would be carried away by all things evoking Marquez, but I am honestly kind of questioning my slavish devotion to his greatness, lately. When I first read them, I was totally enthralled by A Hundred Years of Solitude, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, and at least liked Love In The Time of Cholera pretty well. I was entirely annoyed by Memories of My Melancholy Whores for predictable reasons, and was non-plussed by Love and Other Demons, but he still had a lot of capital to burn with me.
Maybe this is an odd critique of a non-fiction book about other people getting kidnapped, but somehow this book just oozed with an annoying sense of self-importance that I realize I get from a lot of his books. The cover quote said something like "A story only this master could tell!" and he clearly agrees. He is Just So Canonical at this point, and he knows it, and it's annoying. (It's enough to make me want to give Robert Bola帽o more of a break for being so aggressively eager to stick it to the literary establishment in Latin America).
Anyway, none of this is really about the book, exactly. The book was kind of boring and meandering and tedious and did a lot of telling not showing (I don't have it with me, but things like "President Turbay was a decisive, calculating man with an iron will"). It was also kind of shockingly cavalier about the fates of "regular" people v. the famous and important people. Drivers getting shot in the head get one sentence. Kidnapped politicians' wives get 50 pages about filing their nails and smoking cigarettes.
I was glad to learn a history lesson about Colombia and wished there were more about Pablo Escobar himself, who seems really interesting, but on balance this was not good. My occasional forays into non-fiction continue to be unsuccessful, people.
October 17, 2011
Marquez is one of my favorite authors. Although, the actual reason I read this particular book was that the Iranian opposition leader currently under house arrest -Mir Hossein Mousavi-, managed to send a message to his family, recommending this book in case people wanted to have a feel of what he is going through. He has been under house arrest for more than seven month now.
This book is different from other books by Marquez: It is not a work of magic realism fiction, it is a report by a true journalist who is also the master of story telling and suspense. I found the book hard to read mostly because of its heartbreaking and hopeless moments. The events in the story are very well illustrated and the characters are well portrayed. There are traces of humor where Marquez shows us contradicting facets of the characters: kidnappers who won't think twice before killing a human, and yet ask a priest to give them his blessing.
I recommend this book, but beware of the sadness and naked human cruelty that it contains.
This book is different from other books by Marquez: It is not a work of magic realism fiction, it is a report by a true journalist who is also the master of story telling and suspense. I found the book hard to read mostly because of its heartbreaking and hopeless moments. The events in the story are very well illustrated and the characters are well portrayed. There are traces of humor where Marquez shows us contradicting facets of the characters: kidnappers who won't think twice before killing a human, and yet ask a priest to give them his blessing.
I recommend this book, but beware of the sadness and naked human cruelty that it contains.
November 15, 2015
I don鈥檛 generally watch much TV. My husband watches more than me and knows which shows I鈥檒l like. We recently finished watching the first season of 鈥淣arcos鈥� about Pablo Escobar. This book was a nice addition to the TV series, although I prefer the latter. The book moved more slowly than I had hoped, yet it was a compelling look at that dark period in Colombia. There鈥檚 no doubt that Pablo Escobar was an absolute monster. One of my favorite quotes: 鈥淭he most unsettling and dangerous aspect of his personality was his total inability to distinguish between good and evil.鈥�
May 30, 2015
鬲丕 亘賴 丨丕賱 讴鬲丕亘蹖 丕夭 賲丕乇讴夭 賳禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿賲. 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 賴賲 趩賵賳 賲蹖乇丨爻蹖賳 賲賵爻賵蹖 鬲賵氐蹖賴 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 禺賵賳丿賲 鬲丕 亘丕 卮乇丕蹖胤 睾蹖乇丕賳爻丕賳蹖 夭賳丿丕賳蹖 卮丿賳 賵 丨氐乇 丿乇 賲讴丕賳蹖 睾蹖乇 丕夭 夭賳丿丕賳 賴丕蹖 乇爻賲蹖 丌卮賳丕 亘卮賲.
丕夭 賱丨丕馗 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 賮囟丕蹖 爻禺鬲 賵 丿乇丿賳丕讴 丨亘爻 賵 丨氐乇貙 賵丕賯毓丕 鬲讴賵賳 丿賴賳丿賴 賵 丿乇丿賳丕讴 亘賵丿. 丕賲丕 丕夭 賱丨丕馗 丕丿亘蹖 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 賵 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲貙 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 禺蹖賱蹖 噩匕丕亘 賳亘賵丿 賵 蹖賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賱丕夭賲 賳亘賵丿 丕蹖賳賯丿乇 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 亘丕卮賴 賵 賲蹖卮丿 亘賴 噩丕蹖 鄢鄣郯 氐賮丨賴貙 丿乇 郾鄣郯 氐賮丨賴 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 乇賵 賲胤乇丨 讴乇丿.
丕夭 賱丨丕馗 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 亘丕 賮囟丕蹖 爻禺鬲 賵 丿乇丿賳丕讴 丨亘爻 賵 丨氐乇貙 賵丕賯毓丕 鬲讴賵賳 丿賴賳丿賴 賵 丿乇丿賳丕讴 亘賵丿. 丕賲丕 丕夭 賱丨丕馗 丕丿亘蹖 賵 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 賵 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲貙 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 禺蹖賱蹖 噩匕丕亘 賳亘賵丿 賵 蹖賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賲毓賲賵賱蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 賱丕夭賲 賳亘賵丿 丕蹖賳賯丿乇 胤賵賱丕賳蹖 亘丕卮賴 賵 賲蹖卮丿 亘賴 噩丕蹖 鄢鄣郯 氐賮丨賴貙 丿乇 郾鄣郯 氐賮丨賴 賴賲 賴賲蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 乇賵 賲胤乇丨 讴乇丿.
October 31, 2020
This was very interesting, but I think some things may have been lost in translation. I had some difficulty keeping up with the timeline, which seemed to shift back and forth at random. Still, it was both interesting and informative to learn more about a name we all know (Pablo Escobar). Since most of the occurrences in this book happened when I was a child AND in another country, I had only a very vague idea that any of this had even happened let alone the extent of the horror.
October 18, 2009
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September 28, 2016
4.5 rounded up
In a nutshell, the central focus of News of a Kidnapping is the story of ten abductions, the victims' experiences in captivity, and the families' efforts to get these people released, but to tell that story, the author places these kidnappings in the wider context of Colombia's troubled history of politics, narco trafficking and terrorism. It also follows how Pablo Escobar went from being host to "Politicians, industrialists, businesspeople, journalists..." at his Hacienda N谩poles to becoming "the biggest prey in our history." Of Escobar, Marquez writes that "The most unsettling and dangerous aspect of his personality was his total inability to distinguish between good and evil," which is shown here in terms of the wave of violence aimed at presidential candidates and other political officials, cops murdered for the bounty on their heads, and explosions in the streets that killed innocent victims.
For me, this book is anything but boring, as some people have said it is, and I read it perched on the proverbial edge of my chair as the victims' stories were recounted. It's downright harrowing to try to even imagine what these people went through, not knowing whether they're going to live or die at any given moment, and the author doesn't spare any pain or fear in the recounting. Also - if you're expecting the same type of magical realism and writing as in his , forget it -- it's not that kind of book.
highly recommended.
In a nutshell, the central focus of News of a Kidnapping is the story of ten abductions, the victims' experiences in captivity, and the families' efforts to get these people released, but to tell that story, the author places these kidnappings in the wider context of Colombia's troubled history of politics, narco trafficking and terrorism. It also follows how Pablo Escobar went from being host to "Politicians, industrialists, businesspeople, journalists..." at his Hacienda N谩poles to becoming "the biggest prey in our history." Of Escobar, Marquez writes that "The most unsettling and dangerous aspect of his personality was his total inability to distinguish between good and evil," which is shown here in terms of the wave of violence aimed at presidential candidates and other political officials, cops murdered for the bounty on their heads, and explosions in the streets that killed innocent victims.
For me, this book is anything but boring, as some people have said it is, and I read it perched on the proverbial edge of my chair as the victims' stories were recounted. It's downright harrowing to try to even imagine what these people went through, not knowing whether they're going to live or die at any given moment, and the author doesn't spare any pain or fear in the recounting. Also - if you're expecting the same type of magical realism and writing as in his , forget it -- it's not that kind of book.
highly recommended.
June 6, 2016
This book joined me as I crossed cities and borders and, as books do, became an essential part of my cross-continental journey to my new home in Colombia. It tells of a dark hour in one of the darkest periods in Colombian history, and does so with the grace of an expert novelists. The characters breathe with the rapid rhythm of anxiety, and the tension grows as though these events, as real as could possibly be, were imagined by some God of suspense. I wasn't thrilled with the last section, only because the main figures - those who were kidnapped - were displaced from their central position by some of the figures who either kidnapped or liberated them. It is hard to criticise, of course, but what interested me, as each character returned to their home, was exactly how they found life afterwards. But perhaps that is because I thought in the end that the novelist got in the way of the reality, morphing this truly human tragedy to a political wrestling match and, in the process, forgot about some of the victims as everything acquired the weight of "institutions". Perhaps in the end I wanted a book written by Svetlana Alexievitch rather than a mere journalist. Still, though, I appreciate the insights Garcia Marquez provided into the lives and country of Colombia - truly, the resilience of this land is astonishing.
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