No One Writes to the Colonel, and Other Stories

Gabriel García Márquez

oct 2022 · Blackstone Publishing

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Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys.

Stories within this collection include “No One Writes to the Colonel,” “Tuesday Siesta,” “One of These Days,” “There Are No Thieves in This Town,” “Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon,” “Montiel's Widow,” “One Day after Saturday,” “Artificial Roses,” and “Big Mama's Funeral.”

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Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014), author, journalist, and novelist, is considered one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, particularly in the Spanish language. He was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.