News of a Kidnapping
by Gabriel García Márquez
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in History and Nonfiction.
In 1990, fearing extradition to the United States, Pablo Escobar ? head of the Medellín drug cartel ? kidnapped ten notable Colombians to use as bargaining chips. With the eye of a poet, García Márquez describes the survivors? perilous ordeal and the bizarre drama of the negotiations for their release. He also depicts the keening ache of Colombia a...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in History and Nonfiction.
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“A journalistic account of ten notable Colombians kidnapped by Pablo Escobar?s Medellín Drug Cartel. | A journalistic account of ten notable Colombians kidnapped by Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Drug Cartel.”
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