News of a Kidnapping - Gabriel García Márquez (Nueva Narrativa Edition)
Immerse yourself in one of the most impactful and stark journalistic and literary works by the Nobel Prize in Literature winner. In "News of a Kidnapping", the Colombian master Gabriel García Márquez temporarily abandons magical realism to delve into the abyss of reality, offering a novelized report that is unsettling for its rigor, suspense, and profound humanity.
This classic edition, belonging to the emblematic Nueva Narrativa collection, features a sober pastel green background design that highlights an old typewriter with a sheet of paper on its platen. An essential work that demonstrates "Gabo's" mastery in fusing the best investigative journalism with the power of great literature.
🌟 Main Features
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Title: News of a Kidnapping
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Author: Gabriel García Márquez
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Collection: Nueva Narrativa
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Genre: Journalistic chronicle / Non-fiction / Political and social drama
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Language: Spanish
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Cover design: Light green background with contrasting typography and a central illustration of a classic typewriter.
📖 Book Synopsis
Based on meticulously documented real events, the work recounts the painful ordeal of a group of prominent Colombian journalists and public figures kidnapped in the early nineties by "Los Extraditables," the criminal organization led by drug trafficker Pablo Escobar. The objective of these captivities was to pressure the government of President César Gaviria to avoid extradition laws to the United States.
Through a vibrant and collective testimony, García Márquez precisely reconstructs both the experiences of the victims in their claustrophobic places of confinement and the desperate negotiations of their relatives on the outside. Beyond the tense political and criminal backdrop, the book is a moving tribute to human resilience and a harrowing portrait of an era that profoundly marked the contemporary history of Colombia.
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