I was laughing at that point. Camila: He picked up his satchel and left. Camila: That youre not going to go where they steal your socks with your shoes still on. On a day like today, my master William Faulkner said 'I decline to accept the end of man.' I mean, it wasnt all of the first editions because they wouldnt all fit, but it was something representative of his work. We investigate all kinds of crimes dealing with kidnapping and theft in all its forms. Happy and absolutely incredulous. Camila: lvaro needed a moment before he could start the interview. And on top of that the Telfono Rosa comes out once a week. Camila Segura: It starts with a call from David Roa to lvaro Castillo. How long were they at it? Then the guy abandoned the book and they retrieved it at a store. lvaro: I wasnt friends with Garca Mrquez. He said that no one was going to settle down until that book was found. But they didnt, When David found out that the story was already all over the media, he got fair security on the phone, a retired colonel. Dozens of national and international media outlets continued to call lvaro and David. There they took their statements. I dont know I dont know anything. As well as anyone who acquires it. I even started to be a little afraid that I would open a bag and find it. Daniel: Of course, at that moment they arent going to stop any petty thief whos shoplifting new books. In his Nobel lecture in Stockholm, he declared: "This, my friends, is the very scale of our solitude . He wanted the whole thing to be over, so early that week he called Consuelo Gaitn, the director of the National Library, and told her: Please, I want to make this donation really, really quickly. by Jonathan Rosenbaum October 26, 1985. I, well, I turned one. But not just any copy. Dont move, dont move, theyre shooting.. At other times he worked as an editor and once did publicity for the J. Walter Thompson office in Mexico City. Edgar: I got there to see what was going on. Camila: The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. Here, he delves into themes of corruption and censorship like the poet-journalist he was. The crime that Damaso commits is blamed on what is referred to as the "blackman". I couldnt believe it. We went up to the directors office and he showed me the eight boxes of first editions, the other books, magazines and newspaper clippings he was going to donate. Of course, but the book hadnt been appraised, it didnt have a price. Also, lvaro was the only person with the keys to the cases. And she said the worst like 80 times. Luca: And I said, David, I have some of the worst news you could get at the fair., David: She tells me, David, the worst thing has happened. That morning lvaro was getting ready to give a television interview at the central plaza of the book fair when dozens of kids, students from some grade school, came in. And no one has been able to explain where that number came from. Memory Changes. Heres the book. And the guys? I dont know. But before he left he asked to use their restroom. Book Quotes "There are no thieves in this city #juice" Other books like "There are no thieves in this city #juice" Home Manufacture and Use of Unfermented Grape Juice. And a boy who was somewhere between 10 and 12 years old comes up to me and says hey, arent you the one they stole the book from?. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? Camila: Thats the bad part. Edgar explained what was going on and asked him to get in contact with the fairs security immediately. Damaso is not very good at his profession, for instance, he stole billiard balls instead of anything of value. From all over the world. Discuss the best option with your vet; But what caught my attention was that there were slightly different versions of where the book had been found. He brought a satchel to carry the books, since he thought if he left with the box people would say he was the thief. Not much. The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. . 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.. Hey man, you heard anything? No, man.. 100 Hundred Years of Solitude was published initially in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1967 by Editorial Sudamericana. He heard the news on La Lucirnaga. I told him, no, if its on La Lucirnaga theyre just messing with people.. Discover the stars who skyrocketed on IMDb's STARmeter chart this year, and explore more of the Best of 2022; including top trailers, posters, and photos. For us those are recommended cases. I looked at the display case and the lock was missing. Im Daniel Alarcn. Thanks for listening. They hadnt filed a complaint. Daniel: But that was on Sunday, right? And lvaro told him: That the book was priceless but the ACLI had to answer for this. I want to get this over with fast. And I said, jokingly, if this isnt done by Thursday, Im donating it to the National Museum on Friday.. Thousands upon thousands of people were going to go through there. Supervisor: We have a lot of contact with a number of merchants, lets call them, the good and the bad ones. Before we go back to our story I want to tell you about another NPR podcast, one about music, called Alt.Latino. How may I help you? Exactly. Paint is peeling off the walls and sometimes you get the feeling that the building is abandoned. And I turned around and saw that the book was missing. There was another girl who started crying, another bookseller, for no apparent reason because she didnt have anything to do with what was happening, but it was just seeing all of the commotion. The prosperous town of Silverton is being held to ransom by Zanbar Bone and his bloodthirsty Moon Dogs. I went out right away, I stood in front of the display case and shouted Edgar!. More than double what the supervisor told me. I mean what am I going to do? Edgar: Our heads were down. This very same box. I met with him on that day at the door of the library. Before the break, Camila was telling us about the robbery of a signed first edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude at the Book Fair in Bogot. Collection efficiency is aggravated by poor route planning, narrow road . Like saying that lvaro had stolen it himself, which seemed like the meanest possible thing to me. It does, however, bring to our attention the author's grasp on subtlety, on the quiet moments that can give a story depth and beauty. 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.. Easy Street by There Are No Thieves In This Town, released 18 August 2022 There came a moment when I lost faith in thinking that the book would turn up if I kept searching people. The original title of the novel had been Este Pueblo de Mrida (The Town of Dung). All he managed to think was, I dont want more books from the collection to get stolen. So he asked Luca to remove all of lvaros books and store them in a safe place. Silvia Vias and I edited this story with the help of Martina Castro. Not even me. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. Almost impossible. He remembers it well. How could we do it? And that they had already identified and intercepted him. I ran to the door and told the security guards that from that moment on no one could leave without being searched. And that they had already identified and intercepted him. Camila: No. I would feel unworthy of standing in this place that was his if I were not fully aware that the colossal tragedy he refused to recognize thirty-two years ago is now, for the first time since the beginning of humanity, nothing more than a simple scientific possibility. But instead he was very controlled. She told him that she was going to write the story herself and send it to eltiempo.com. On social media you could read things like: User 1: Thats why this country is backwards. Find us on NPR One in your app store. And my phone started ringing. lvaro spoke briefly and finally gave the donation. News, local stories, and your favorite podcasts. And that proves to us that Colombians, like Garca Mrquez says, are capable of the worst as well as the best. Meanwhile, his friends had arranged for his two recent books to be published. He held a press conference just to talk about the incident. He went out to walk and he didnt say anything to anyone for some time. About 40 thousand dollars. Camila: Yes, it is massive. Luca, for example, said this to me: Well, it doesnt make sense that the police, knowing who was involved, didnt hold anyone accountable for anything, right? If I had known, I would have started writing a long time ago." No One Writes to the Colonel is published in Colombia. Then he confesses that he has robbed the pool hall and taken the billiard balls in hopes of selling them. Camila: They asked the police in that sector for help. And well I I was already freaking out. Its unbelievable. lvaro still didnt tell anyone anything. I would rather have that responsibility and not leave other people in charge of it. In 2007, Gabos secretary did lvaro the favor of bringing the book to Mexico to be signed by Garca Mrquez. Camila: Yes, very weird. This novella about a hapless colonel eagerly awaiting his pension is far from the magical realism Garcia Marquez became so popular for. One of them is The Golden Cock. lvaro answered and said Whats up, David? And I said, listen lvaro, they stole your One Hundred Years of Solitude.. Our heads were down. The blackman takes the blame for Damasos crime. So he had to split his time between that stand and the Macondo stand, and there he had to interact with thousands of visitors, telling them in great detail about all of the books in his collection. So it occurred to him to call a journalist friend who worked at El Tiempo. But at one point David decided to stop giving interviews. lvaro: And I saw on Facebook someone posted, Hooray! what am I supposed to say? "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World," one of his earlier works, sees Garcia Marquez juxtaposing the ordinary and the fantastical. Barely a sheet of paper. 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. This Study Guide consists of approximately 49pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - What can be done? He went home and told his wife: "Don't bother me, especially don't bother me about money." He looked at me quietly with this terrified look on his face but he didnt talk to me. Camila: Yes. But what are their names, man? I should say something and do something very meaningful so it seems like Im doing something. Its like really absurd because it was like, not this, this is bigger than me and I have no idea what Im going to do. The one he had loaned the book to. 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