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El coronel no tiene quien le escriba fue escrita por Gabriel Garc a M rquez durante su estancia en Par s, adonde hab a llegado como corresponsal de prensa y con la secreta intenci n de estudiar cine, a mediados de los a os cincuenta. El cierre del peri dico para el que trabajaba... Read Full Overview

Una edici?n conmemorativa de los 40 a?os desde la primera publicaci?n de El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, un gran cl?sico de Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez y de la literatura contempor?nea.

Gabriel Garc a M rquez has been described as the greatest writer in Spanish since Cervantes, and El coronel no tiene quien le escriba is considered to be one of his best works. This reflective and atmospheric novel is set in a small Colombian town where the frustrated and stubborn... Read Full Overview

An indispensable analysis of great Spanish literature is offered. The objective is to permit teachers & students of Spanish literature an access for a clear understanding of the author & his work.

An indispensable analysis of great Spanish literature is offered. The objective is to permit teachers & students of Spanish literature an access for a clear understanding of the author & his work.

Es un relato de prodigiosa intensidad y concisi?n, en el que la esperanza y el honor de su protagonista se encarnan en un gallo tan f?melico como su amo, el viejo coronel dispuesto a comer excrementos hasta que sea reparada la injusticia de que ha sido objeto.

"No One Writes to the Colonel" is a portrait of old age, that period when physical decay conflicts with still-alert mental pride. Gabriel Garca Mrquez was born in 1928 in the town of Aracatca, Columbia. Latin America's preeminent man of letters, he is considered by many to be... Read Full Overview