But basically what you need to understand is that SIJIN is local and is dependent on the DIJIN, which is national. And later he said no, librovejero as in ropavejero [book peddler, as in junk peddler]. The shopkeeper pointed out where it was. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. So that Saturday afternoon Luca was helping at the cash registers when a friend came to visit her and asked her who had the keys to the display cases. No one wanted to give a statement. Some of them told me that they had already said what they could about the issue. I was laughing at that point. I mean, a lot of years are going to go by but the case isnt going to close. Camila: The lieutenants desk was the same as the others. Two booksellers from Bogot. So they agreed the donation would be on Thursday, May 14th at 4pm. She awakens and he puts a small bundle in her lap while he goes to the bathroom. Camila: Eight police officers went. We went to another place. They radioed the poor police officer. ADVERTISEMENT. Like the idea that there was something weird about this version of the story. Luca: Something weird is going on, he said. lvaro: This book doesnt belong to me anymore. Hey man, you heard anything? No, man.. The Attorney General considers the theft of Gabriel Garca Mrquez work a serious attack on our cultural heritage. Daniel: In person? Though promising enough, all his previous works can be seen as but preliminary exercises to this masterpiece. He went home and told his wife: "Don't bother me, especially don't bother me about money." I mean, I have been to that book fair. I was waiting for them to take me to his office. And he began writing the work, which he says he had been brooding over since he was sixteen. But. And it lasted for about half an hour until. Happy and absolutely incredulous. Find top songs and albums by There Are No Thieves In This Town, including Of the Things I Would Not Have Omitted to Note and Treasure, Within Your Little Hour of Grace and more. He was at en event at his bookstore when he found out the news was everywhere. He dates his interest in writing to an impulse to draw comics as a child. He stood there looking at me and he said Had you seen this cover before? And I told him no. So I tossed it in a bag, said thank you and left. But the supervisor started to check other areas to see if they had been offering the book as well. Camila: La Lucirnaga is a radio show where they talk about national news. Garca Mrquez had died a year earlier, in April 2014, and this book fair was being held in his honor. lvaro: So, do you want to see the book? Consuelo Gaitn: Well, this is just a meeting that came out of an unfortunate circumstance but has a fortunate ending. I dont know what kind of expression I had because I couldnt see it, but I know it didnt look like I was angry. Camila: Then he wrote the facts: when it was stolen and recovered, and it ends with this: lvaro: Today, May 14th 2015, I am handing it over to the National Library of Colombia so that it may remain there and serve as a symbol of gratitude for all Colombians. This makes Damaso a hard character to like. It starts with a call from David Roa to lvaro Castillo. And in Montevideo I really like to walk down a street called Calle Tristn Narvaja, which is a street that is full of secondhand bookstores. And he said return my book or pay for it. lvaro: He stood there looking at me and he said Had you seen this cover before? And I told him no. So I tossed it in a bag, said thank you and left. For us those are recommended cases. Our heads were down. This is what he told me: Supervisor: No, the investigation is still ongoing. And you would think that a thief is ready for something, dont you think?. Camila: Yes, very weird. But my phone doesnt even have a data plan and the fair didnt have wifi and all that. And Ill explain: Edgar and Luca had told the fair security about the robbery. He was at en event at his bookstore when he found out the news was everywhere. Of the presumed eight thousand first copies presumed because back in 67 when it was published, records were not as precise as they are today lvaro has found seven. That Monday was the last day of the fair. Eight police officers went. But at one point David decided to stop giving interviews. Like saying that lvaro had stolen it himself, which seemed like the meanest possible thing to me. Well, thats exactly what I wanted to know. lvaro: And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. Then they told him he had to go to a press conference. More info atlupa.app. But they didnt. "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World," one of his earlier works, sees Garcia Marquez juxtaposing the ordinary and the fantastical. Camila: Then they told him he had to go to a press conference. lvaro: They were asking me, Where did you get the book, how much did it cost, how did Garca Mrquez inscribe it for you, why did he inscribe it for you, where were you, who had the keys? And I said, Me, I was the only one who had them. How do you know you are the only one? Because they told me I was the only one.. See more Details Edit Release date September 9, 1965 (Mexico) Country of origin Mexico Language Spanish Also known as There Are No Thieves in This Village Production company Grupo Claudio 100 Hundred Years of Solitude was published initially in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1967 by Editorial Sudamericana. Its unbelievable. His friend asked him to tell her everything in detail. Interviews with cultural icons like Rita Moreno and Carlos Santana as well as contemporary vanguards like Calle 13 or author Junot Diaz. A large part of his Garca Mrquez collection which he had spent years compiling. I, well, I turned one. It will only close the moment someone is captured. And I turned around and saw that the book was missing. He tweets at @itsjuanlove. Camila: About 40 thousand dollars. 174 times the minimum wage, enough to buy, I dont know, a small apartment in the southern part of Bogot. I picked up the phone and called lvaro. Faced with this awesome reality that must have seemed a mere utopia through all of human time, we, the inventors of tales, who will believe anything, feel entitled to believe that it is not yet too late to engage in the creation of the opposite utopia.". I mean what am I going to do? Completely empty. It really has more to do with Colombia than with Garca Mrquez or any stolen first edition. How could we do it? You guys who are going to be downtown, a book by Gabriel Garca Mrquez was stolen in one of those bookstores, so you need to get in touch with your contacts about it.. The officer asked us not to use his name. Learn more about Radio Ambulante and this story by visiting our website: . David wasnt just in charge of that bookstore, he was also the president of the Association of Independent Booksellers, the ACLI [by its initials in Spanish]. Daniel: As if it were an ambulance or something. I didnt even open the display case. at the Book Fair in Bogot. On social media you could read things like: User 1: Thats why this country is backwards. . Daniel: And what about the price? He brought a satchel to carry the books, since he thought if he left with the box people would say he was the thief. If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. Four in Cuba, two in Colombia and this one in Uruguay. Those who stole the work can suffer penalties ranging from 6 to 20 years, as well as those who commit the crime of handling stolen goods, meaning, buying this stolen good, could get 4 to 12 years in jail. Camila: lvaro told Edgar that he was going to take the rest of the books and told him to bring a box. Were very, Theres a superhero in Argentina. In this context it means something like ridiculous. What the loss of this book meant to the country. During this period almost six years he wrote only one short story. Camila: Some of the eight police officers went after the men. Meanwhile, his friends had arranged for his two recent books to be published. In 2007, Gabos secretary did lvaro the favor of bringing the book to Mexico to be signed by Garca Mrquez. "It was a very bad time for me," he has confessed, "a suffocating time. And the protocol goes on and on. pockmarked (adjective) covered or disfigured with pitted scars or marks on the skin left by pustules or pimples. Daniel: In other words, to a valuable book, to a media scandal. Im Daniel Alarcn. But its really hard to search that many people, isnt it? Im calling David. Mexico, 1965. Camila: And, Daniel, do you know what Transmilenio is? In that part of the city-center, there are several blocks filled with stands that for years have been selling books, mostly used books. Well, not quite. George C. (George Charles) Husmann. The ones that have a restricted lane. lvaro: And when I turned my head and looked, I saw a first edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Did they close the case? Acesta este unul dintre putinele filme Fox care continua produsul sub proprietatea Disney. Camila: Exactly. So he thought that maybe if they searched people they could find it. I answered, Hello?. Just then the squad car arrived to pick up lvaro. Each stroke, each seemingly monotonous rant, is intentional and gives strength to the whole. Camila: They arrived at the police station and the chief of police, Palomino. Gautibonza, the chief of police for Bogot, told him that when they found out about the robbery. Camila: When David found out that the story was already all over the media, he got fair security on the phone, a retired colonel. It drew universal critical acclaim and won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger in France in 1969; that same year it also won Italy's coveted literary award, the Premio Chianciano. Then he wrote the facts: when it was stolen and recovered, and it ends with this: Today, May 14th 2015, I am handing it over to the National Library of Colombia so that it may remain there and serve as a symbol of gratitude for all Colombians. Commissioners recently approved the purchase of a property at 7992 Soquel Drive in Aptos near the Aptos Village Square shopping center. Camila: During all this, David wasnt at the fair. The DIJIN and the SIJIN is very confusing even for us. I could tell that it was deeply painful for him because his eyes were watering and his mouth was trembling. And they decided to act. But Luca remembered that the agreement was that only lvaro could handle the books. He said that the National Police were investigating the case and that he had to make it clear that not only were the individuals who stole the book responsible, but also anyone who bought it. is your guide into the world of Latino arts and culture. lvaro: If he could give me a discount. Well, sure, so they can say something, you know? Camila: He showed me the inscription and then he showed me something else. He picked up the book and looked at the price: 180 Uruguayan pesos, which at that time was about seven dollars. But before he left he asked to use their restroom. And you start to feel like a thief, like youre the one whos guilty, because of the interrogation. Camila: They said they had found out that someone had the book and that this person had set up a meeting with a possible buyer. And no one has been able to explain where that number came from. bookmarked pages associated with this title. Camila: It will only close the moment someone is captured. There are no ghosts, no gypsies. He noted signs on the way advising that dogs and Mexicans were prohibited; he thus found himself barred from hotels because of his dark Latin complexion, the bigoted clerks mistaking him for a Mexican. What happened?. Supervisor: We have a lot of contact with a number of merchants, lets call them, the good and the bad ones. And what did he say about recovering the book? Its that kind of moment when you put yourself in the third person and say, what now? in spite of this, to oppression, plundering and abandonment, we respond with life. Camila: Edgar said something similar to me: Edgar: The fact that the culprit was never found gives me the feeling that things were done a little like the whole thing wasnt so transparent. 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