News Of A Kidnapping G.Garcia Marquez

In 1990, fearing extradition to the United States, Pablo Escobar – head of the MedellÃn drug cartel – kidnapped ten notable Colombians to use as bargaining chips. With the eye of a poet, GarcÃa Márquez describes the survivors’ perilous ordeal and the bizarre drama of the negotiations for their release. He also depicts the keening ache of Colombia after nearly forty years of rebel uprisings,...