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No one writes to the colonel

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From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, a series of short stories told in spare, unpretentious...picturesque prose (Library Journal) Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys. Stories include: *No One Writes to the Colonel *Tuesday Siesta *One of These Days *There Are No Thieves in This Town *Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon *Montiel's Widow *One Day after Saturday *Artificial Roses *Big Mama's Funeral

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No one writes to the colonel, Gabriel García Márquez

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1979
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English
Publisher
Picador
Released
1979
Format
Paperback
Pages
175
ISBN10
0330256874
ISBN13
9780330256872
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First published
1961
Original title
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
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From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, a series of short stories told in spare, unpretentious...picturesque prose (Library Journal) Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys. Stories include: *No One Writes to the Colonel *Tuesday Siesta *One of These Days *There Are No Thieves in This Town *Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon *Montiel's Widow *One Day after Saturday *Artificial Roses *Big Mama's Funeral