num_pages: 170
description: 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 the outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys.
language: English
title: No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories
titlecomplete: No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories
genres: Spanish Literature, Short Stories, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Literature, Latin American, Classics, Fiction, Latin American Literature, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 14144
publisher: Harper Perennial