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Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2014 Winner of the Alfaguara Prize 2011 Winner of the Gregor von Rezzori Prize 2013 No sooner does he get to know Ricardo Laverde in a seedy billiard hall in Bogot� than Antonio Yammara realises that the ex-pilot has a secret. Antonio's fascination with his new friend's life grows until the day Ricardo receives a mysterious, unmarked cassette. Shortly afterwards, he is shot dead on a street corner. Yammara's investigation into what happened leads back to the early 1960s, marijuana smuggling and a time before the cocaine trade trapped Colombia in a living nightmare.
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The Sound of Things Falling, Juan Gabriel Vásquez
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- Released
- 2013
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Juan Gabriel Vásquez
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1408831619
- ISBN13
- 9781408831618
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Suspense, USA, Murders, Spanish Literature, Criminal thrillers, Violence, Fear, Drugs, Search, Father, Latin American Literature, Corruption, Daughters, Assassinations, Underworld, Colombia, Plane Crash, Criminal Underworld, Drug Cartels, Colombian Literature
- First published
- 2011
- Original title
- El ruido de las cosas al caer
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2014 Winner of the Alfaguara Prize 2011 Winner of the Gregor von Rezzori Prize 2013 No sooner does he get to know Ricardo Laverde in a seedy billiard hall in Bogot� than Antonio Yammara realises that the ex-pilot has a secret. Antonio's fascination with his new friend's life grows until the day Ricardo receives a mysterious, unmarked cassette. Shortly afterwards, he is shot dead on a street corner. Yammara's investigation into what happened leads back to the early 1960s, marijuana smuggling and a time before the cocaine trade trapped Colombia in a living nightmare.