description: From the Nobel Prize-winning author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', a series of short stories told in "spare, unpretentious. . .picturesque prose" (Library Journal).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 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".1968 Gabriel Garcia Marquez (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
language: English
title: No One Writes to the Colonel: And Other Stories
titlecomplete: No One Writes to the Colonel: And Other Stories
genres: Literary Fiction, Latin American, Fiction, 20th Century, Literature, Latin American Literature, Classics, Short Stories, Magical Realism, Spanish Literature
ratings_count: 14148
publisher: Borgo Pr