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News Of A Kidnapping

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez's News of a Kidnappingis a powerful retelling of actual events from a turbulent period of Colombianhistory. 'She looked over her shoulder before getting into the car to be sureno one was following her' Pablo Escobar: billionaire drugs baron, ruthlessmanipulator brutal killer and jefe of the infamous Madellin cartel. A man whoseimportance in the international drug trade and renown for his charitable workamong the poor brought him influence and power in his home country of Colombia,and the unwanted attention of the American courts. Terrified of the newColombian President's determination to extradite him to America, Escobar foundthe best bargaining tools he could find: hostages. In the winter of 1990, tenrelatives of Colombian politicians, mostly women, were abducted and heldhostage as Escobar attempted to strong-arm the government into blocking hisextradition. Two died, the rest survived, and from their harrowing storiesMarquez retells, with vivid clarity, the terror and uncertainty of those darkan volatile months.

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Basım Dili:İngilizce

Sayfa Sayısı:1

En / Boy:1,00 / 1,00 cm

Kağıt Cinsi:2. Hamur