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News of a Kidnapping (original Spanish title: Noticia de un secuestro) is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez. It was first published in Spanish in 1996, with an English translation released in 1997.
- Gabriel García Márquez
- 1996
- 1996
- Colombia
Jan 1, 2001 · News of a Kidnapping is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez. It was first published in Spanish in 1996. The book recounts the kidnapping, imprisonment, and eventual release of a handful of prominent figures in Colombia in the early 1990's by the Medellin Cartel, a drug cartel founded and operated by Pablo Escobar.
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- Gabriel García Márquez
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Jan 8, 2008 · In short, News of a Kidnapping is an extremely relevant work for those interested in comparative cultural studies, international affairs, drug wars, terrorism, and understanding the mindset of a people who face unpredictable violence every day.
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- Gabriel García Márquez
Jun 1, 1998 · In short, News of a Kidnapping is an extremely relevant work for those interested in comparative cultural studies, international affairs, drug wars, terrorism, and understanding the mindset of a people who face unpredictable violence every day.
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- Gabriel García Márquez
About News of a Kidnapping. 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.
- Paperback
The first in that unprecedented series of abductions -- on August 30, 1990, a bare three weeks after President César Gaviria took office -- was the kidnapping of Diana Turbay, the director of the television news program "Criptón" and of the Bogotá magazine Hoy x Hoy, and the daughter of the former president and leader of the Liberal Party ...
Dec 29, 2020 · News of a kidnapping by García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014. Publication date 1998 Topics Kidnapping -- Colombia, Hostages -- Colombia, Drug traffic -- Colombia ...
