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The book recounts the kidnapping, imprisonment, and eventual release of a handful of prominent figures in Colombia in the early 1990s by the Medellín Cartel, a drug cartel founded and operated by Pablo Escobar. The book begins with an account of the abductions of Maruja Pachón and Beatriz Villamizar de Guerrero the evening of 7 November 1990.
- Gabriel García Márquez
- 1996
- 1996
- Colombia
Jan 1, 2001 · News of a Kidnapping. Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman (Translator) 3.89. 14,300 ratings926 reviews. THIS ASTONISHING BOOK by the Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez chronicles the 1990 kidnappings of ten Colombian man and women--all journalists but one--by the Medellín drug boss Pablo Escobar.
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- 1996
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Paperback
Jun 1, 1998 · News of a Kidnapping: From the Nobel Laureate, the International Bestseller That Takes Us into the Horrific World of the Medellin Drug Cartel [García Márquez, Gabriel, Grossman, Edith] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
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- Gabriel García Márquez
Jan 8, 2008 · 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.
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- 1996
- Gabriel García Márquez
About News of a Kidnapping. AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN eBOOK! 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 ...
- 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 1, 2010 · News of a kidnapping. This astonishing book by the Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez chronicles the 1990 kidnappings of ten Colombian men and women - all journalists but one - by the Medellin drug boss Pablo Escobar.
