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Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba | Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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"El coronel no tiene quien le escriba" fue escrita por Gabriel Garcia Marquez durante su estancia en Paris, adonde habia llegado como corresponsal de prensa y con la secreta intencion de estudiar cine, a mediados de los anos cincuenta. El cierre del periodico para el que trabajaba le sumio en la pobreza, mientras redactaba en tres versiones distintas esta excepcional novela, que fue rechazada por varios editores antes de su publicacion. Tras el barroquismo faulkneriano de La hojarasca, esta segunda novela supone un paso hacia la ascesis, hacia la economia expresiva, y el estilo del escritor se hace mas puro y transparente. Se trata tambien de una historia de injusticia y violencia: un viejo coronel retirado va al puerto todos los viernes a esperar la llegada de la carta oficial que responda a la justa reclamacion de sus derechos por los servicios prestados a la patria. Pero la patria permanece muda."
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Daisey
No One Writes to the Colonel | Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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I‘ve had this novella on my TBR all year and finally got around to reading it this evening. It‘s a sad story of stubborn determination, and it doesn‘t have the magical realism of the other Gabriel Garcia Marquez stories I‘ve read. With this one, I‘ve finished all of his books on the #1001books list.

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sprainedbrain
No One Writes to the Colonel | Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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I enjoyed this novella... Gabriel García Márquez has a way of writing sparsely but beautifully, and No One Writes to the Colonel is a perfect example of that. Nothing much happens, but I was still very invested in the story. I sort of missed the magical realism of his other works.

I did not listen to the other stories included, as I‘m not a big fan of short stories. ??‍♀️

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#ReadAroundTheWorld #Colombia

BarbaraBB Such a sad read! 5y
CaroPi You should really give a try to his short stories. I tend to like them more than his novels. Some of them I remember them by heart. 5y
cobwebmoth I received your LMPBC book today!❤ 5y
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