Edgar took the responsibility of explaining to them exactly what was going on. I looked at the display case and the lock was missing. Camila: That youre not going to go where they steal your socks with your shoes still on. lvaro: But my phone doesnt even have a data plan and the fair didnt have wifi and all that. The perspective shows irony because the story implies the town is full of thieves. That was the version I heard, the version that was in the press. Edgar: Show me any old book you see. And sometimes he would show me books and I would have to say man, thats a new book. Yes. pockmarked (adjective) covered or disfigured with pitted scars or marks on the skin left by pustules or pimples. But what caught my attention was that there were slightly different versions of where the book had been found. Everything was very melodramatic. There was a major, there was a colonel, there was a captain from the Heritage department, there was an officer from the SIJIN and from the DIJIN. lvaro: Were only first editions by Garca Mrquez, which made a kind of general timeline starting with his first published book to his last. The worst. Of course, at that moment they arent going to stop any petty thief whos shoplifting new books. But instead he was very controlled. (noun) a firmly held belief or opinion. Camila: Well, not quite. Gabriel Garca Mrquez Biography, Next I have the worst news you could imagine. I was laughing at that point. To get there, head to the Village of Outcasts in A film adaptation of "There Are No Thieves in This Town" is released. I met with him on that day at the door of the library. lvaro: So, do you want to see the book? There was another girl who started crying, another bookseller, for no apparent reason because she didnt have anything to do with what was happening, but it was just seeing all of the commotion. Camila: He picked up his satchel and left. Were talking about a lot of money. He said that the National Police were investigating the case and that he had to make it clear that not only were the individuals who stole the book responsible, but also anyone who bought it. Camila Segura is the senior editor at Radio Ambulante. And you start to feel like a thief, like youre the one whos guilty, because of the interrogation. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of "No One Writes To The Colonel" by Gabriel Garca Mrquez. So my major says: Heres the book. It was translated into English by Gregory Rabassa, a winner of the National Book Award for his translation of Julio Cortzar's Hopscotch. That kind of case doesnt close. Nobody. I mean what am I going to do? What a country. lvaro: He said, I cant believe it. And that year the fair had a record number of visitors. Daniel: And what about that figure, that they were going to sell it for 120 million or something like that? But on the other hand, he was certain he didnt want lvaro to find out from someone else. Daniel: Thats the director of the Association of Independent Booksellers, right? Camila: Then they told him he had to go to a press conference. They said that the file on the robbery had been placed in whats called a provisional file. Dont move, dont move, theyre shooting.. And that they had already identified and intercepted him. Personajul principal din Guy, Ryan ReynAvatar: Calea Apeis a zis ca nu a mai avut o aventura pe cinste de la filmul Deadpool pana acum. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. And I couldnt believe it. Edgar: That there must have been some boss yelling at someone: this has to be found because its getting found. Then someone did something. He asked Is this your book?. Synopsis. Camila: But if they do capture someone, then it will close. This is what he told me: Supervisor: No, the investigation is still ongoing. Or about 20 thousand dollars. A first edition copy of. Not at all. It was like if delivering the book was matter of life or death. The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. And he said return my book or pay for it. But what caught my attention was that there were slightly different versions of where the book had been found. David: I knew this was a very serious problem but what I was worried about was the institutional issue. And, Daniel, I cant tell you how difficult it was to find someone in the police department who would agree to talk to me or who was able to. Thats not news for Telfono Rosa. All he managed to think was, I dont want more books from the collection to get stolen. So he asked Luca to remove all of lvaros books and store them in a safe place. He had sold the rest, but the one at the fair was special because it had been signed by Gabo. But they didnt. We started driving all over the place. wasnt the only one that lvaro had acquired in his life. I was in total disbelief. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. Edgar thought that not much time had passed between when they had been robbed and when they noticed. I mean, its just not right. I told him, I dont want to talk right now and I hung up. And its like, oh, no, David: And when she tells me, they stole lvaros One Hundred Years of Solitude. Its huge. And they decided to infiltrate the black market, where this was being discussed. So I didnt take them out. He had a huge headache. Smoke Rings (2k16 version) [Bonus] There Are No Thieves In This Town. I should say something and do something very meaningful so it seems like Im doing something. Its like really absurd because it was like, not this, this is bigger than me and I have no idea what Im going to do. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? Camila: The officers jump out of the cars, and he tells me that there were four or five guys there when the police came and they started running. Did they close the case? And well I I was already freaking out. Not at all. If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. But my phone doesnt even have a data plan and the fair didnt have wifi and all that. It was around eight at night by the time he went to Macondo to get his books. In April of this year, 2016, almost a year after his book was recovered, lvaro got some news from the attorney generals office. Camila: lvaro still didnt tell anyone anything. The gunfight at the O.K. lvaro answered and said Whats up, David? And I said, listen lvaro, they stole your, Yes. They took all of the books out of the display case and started packing them up. So it occurred to him to call a journalist friend who worked at El Tiempo. And I saw on Facebook someone posted, Hooray! Or about 20 thousand dollars. In 14 days, 520 thousand visitors came to the fair, more than 70 thousand more than the previous year. lvaro: I was in total disbelief. Edgar thought that someone who worked there had taken it but Luca explained that lvaro was the only one with the key. I followed people who walked past me up to the door before they could leave and I asked them to open their bags. And they decided to act. I know, he talks really fast, its almost like he doesnt even stop to breathe. lvaro needed a moment before he could start the interview. Then he confesses that he has robbed the pool hall and taken the billiard balls in hopes of selling them. Supervisor: So I spend a lot of time with them because sometimes theyre victims of the gangs that operate downtown too. They live in a small rented room near the center of town. Were you able to figure out how much it would really cost? And she asked why?. National Police line, good morning. What the loss of this book meant to the country. Are you sure you want to remove #bookConfirmation# Yes. It may be from here, but I dont really care.. Were very, Translation: There Are No Thieves in This Town. So they started to cause a kind of traffic jam. And on top of that the Telfono Rosa comes out once a week. lvaro went back to his house. And its like, oh, no, And when she tells me, they stole lvaros. David Roa: I picked up the phone and called lvaro. Edgar: He stopped in front of the display, saw that the book was missing and put his hands on his head. Camila: The display cases where they were being displayed had been set up by pavilion organizers. It was a first edition, and worse still, one that Garca Mrquez signed for lvaro. But the supervisor put it better. lvaro: Came up to me looking very friendly and said, You dont know how proud we are to have recovered your book. And on his desk there was a cardboard box for a router. Camila: In other words, he wasnt just worried about how he was going to pay for the book, but also about what would become of the association. And in Montevideo I really like to walk down a street called Calle Tristn Narvaja, which is a street that is full of secondhand bookstores. Palomino: We know they were going to sell it for more than 120 million pesos. The worst. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. This contradicts the title. Camila: How did you feel after that call? We sat down and he showed me the book. Damaso stop the wrong persecution. Camila: Exactly. They didnt give lvaro a lot of details either. They told us: Alright, listen up. Eight police officers went. They look at #5. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Overview; View 1 Edition Details; Reviews Lists; Related Books; Publish Date. Camila: And of course, the business owners dont want their clients to get robbed. 20 years in prison for someone who stole a book by Gabo and eight for someone who committed crimes against humanity. I think that was the only time I showed any anger. And I said, I dont know. So he said, Do you want me to give you the email of Telfono Rosa at. What are you trying to find?. I dont know. When they hung up, lvaro was in shock. agitated (adjective) feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. But if they do capture someone, then it will close. When they get on the highway, near the neighborhood, one of the police officers says: Supervisor: There are some guys down there.. May I speak with the press department of the police, please? Because that creates insecurity. We investigate all kinds of crimes dealing with kidnapping and theft in all its forms. Aurelio says to tell . I didnt even open the display case. I also asked lvaro what he knew about that. lvaro: And a boy who was somewhere between 10 and 12 years old comes up to me and says hey, arent you the one they stole the book from?. Camila: The officer asked us not to use his name. In this context it means something like ridiculous. The right thing to do was to call him and tell him myself because I was the person he had loaned the books to. I mean, we must be certain of that. No One Writes to the Colonel is published in Colombia. It was like the worst thing that could happen to me three days before the end of the fair. He dates his interest in writing to an impulse to draw comics as a child. I said, the worst thing for Luca has to be the worst of the worst of the worst., And David says, what? Meanwhile, Edgar and the other guard kept on searching everyone who tried to leave. 04. I spoke with an appraiser who told me that the book couldnt have sold for more than 10 thousand dollars, 12 thousand at most. So a senator is robbed, a minister is robbed, someone steals I dont know, the cellphone of a private secretary at the ministry. Carolina Guerrero is the CEO. And the protocol goes on and on. How is it that they didnt catch the thief? Major, but the book that was stolen at the last Book Fair? Damaso finds Ana sitting on their bed, fully clothed. They threw the box and started running.. Camila: He showed me the inscription and then he showed me something else. Not a computer or a telephone or a photo. But what are their names, man? The lieutenants desk was the same as the others. Daniel: Camila Segura is the senior editor at Radio Ambulante. There are no ghosts, no gypsies. They hadnt filed a complaint. I would rather have that responsibility and not leave other people in charge of it. 08:37 Directed by. Our heads were down. Heres the book. And the guys? I dont know. Daniel: Yes, yes, the express buses in Bogot. Before the break, Camila was telling us about the robbery of a signed first edition of. In 1970, the novel was chosen as one of the twelve best books of the year by many American critics; in 1972, Garca Mrquez won the Rmulo Gallegos Prize in Venezuela and the Books Abroad/Neustadt International Prize for Literature. The display cases where they were being displayed had been set up by pavilion organizers. lvaro: To ask for the phone number of the person in charge of Telfono Rosa. . But well, moving past the technicalities, when lvaro arrived at the stand he was really impressed to see all of these people, including criminologists who were dusting for fingerprints. Camila: Yes, 120 million. Something weird is going on, he said. Publisher. The prosperous town of Silverton is being held to ransom by Zanbar Bone and his bloodthirsty Moon Dogs. Completely empty. Alberto Isaac. And when he got to the stand. He didnt give a lot of details about how the operation went. What he did say was that the book had been prepared to be sold when it was discovered. I hope you find the book. And I started to cry. They hired two security guards who were only tasked with watching the bookstore, and on top of that, they agreed that one person on their staff would be at the cases at all times. what am I supposed to say? Camila: Very hard. Camila: Well, you cant hear it very well, but she thanks lvaro, obviously, and says that this book is the start of a great collection that the library wants to create, and that this book in particular is important not just because of its value as a piece of heritage, but also because of what its theft meant for the country. There are no Thieves in This Town - This story is about a thief named Damaso. At first, Escovar refuses, but he concedes once he's threatened with violence. But Luca remembered that the agreement was that only lvaro could handle the books. Major: Well, as far as I know, the only book by Garca Mrquez that was stolen was that one. Supervisor: But what are their names, man? Good morning. You guys who are going to be downtown, a book by Gabriel Garca Mrquez was stolen in one of those bookstores, so you need to get in touch with your contacts about it.. He heard the news on La Lucirnaga. I told him, no, if its on La Lucirnaga theyre just messing with people.. He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. Read the Spanish transcript here.. Read an English translation here. What are you trying to find?. No one wanted to give a statement. And what did he say about recovering the book? For instance, people started coming up with really crazy and sometimes very disrespectful theories. It was like the worst thing that could happen to me three days before the end of the fair. We went to a car and parked in a parking lot in the basement. And she asked why?. No one did. Camila: Yes. It was the second time I cried. So I started to feel really really bad. He had sold the rest, but the one at the fair was special because it had been signed by Gabo. The album is a majestically chaotic tapestry held together by moments of sweet serenity blended into gales of noise and disharmony. Camila: His friend asked him to tell her everything in detail. Supervisor: A relevant case is when a person is robbed and that person has some important societal status. For all of his accolades and awards, Garcia Marquez never got too comfortable in his success. Its a decrepit building. Ive never heard anyone talk that fast in my whole life. Taking out the cards, like they were shit to me, and leaving them on the desk. Camila: He insisted that the book was important. Camila: I also asked lvaro what he knew about that. That day around noon his friend called him back. In person? So he had to split his time between that stand and the Macondo stand, and there he had to interact with thousands of visitors, telling them in great detail about all of the books in his collection. Camila: Yes. Camila: The assistant of General Palomino, the chief of police, was calling him. There came a moment when I lost faith in thinking that the book would turn up if I kept searching people. Camila: Well, he hadnt set foot in the fair since the robbery. Supervisor: It was around 8:30, 9:00 in the morning. There are No Thieves in This Town. Happy and absolutely incredulous. It was around 8:30, 9:00 in the morning. Camila: They arrived at the police station and the chief of police, Palomino. Hi, Im Daniel Alarcn. And he didnt blame whoever was there or anything, either. Officer: Were poor here and we live far away, they say in my village. Camila: And, Daniel, I cant tell you how difficult it was to find someone in the police department who would agree to talk to me or who was able to. Everything was very strange. In his Nobel lecture in Stockholm, he declared: "This, my friends, is the very scale of our solitude . And my phone started ringing. I dont know I dont know anything. Easy Street by There Are No Thieves In This Town, released 18 August 2022 My guide introduced me to another officer but neither of them knew why I was there. Camila: Yes, very weird. He stood there looking at me and he said Had you seen this cover before? And I told him no. So I tossed it in a bag, said thank you and left. In 1961, The Evil Hour (La Mala Hora), which had been completed in Mexico but initially published in Spain, had been published, but only after he had won a Colombian literary prize. , right his satchel and left he picked up the phone number the. 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