Camila: La Lucirnaga is a radio show where they talk about national news. There are some details that certainly, for now. In his Nobel lecture in Stockholm, he declared: "This, my friends, is the very scale of our solitude . I went out right away, I stood in front of the display case and shouted Edgar!. Damaso is not very good at his profession, for instance, he stole billiard balls instead of anything of value. He went out to walk and he didnt say anything to anyone for some time. Camila: So they agreed the donation would be on Thursday, May 14th at 4pm. lvaro took the book to Colombia and it ended up being part of that exhibit I mentioned before, at the Book Fair, along with 31 other books from his private collection. Listen, hurry up, hurry up, theyre waiting. Traffic isnt moving. Well, turn on your siren. So the car went as fast as it could. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. Edgar: I thought a lot of people looked suspicious. During all this, David wasnt at the fair. For all of his accolades and awards, Garcia Marquez never got too comfortable in his success. Until finally in April 2016 they gave me an appointment to meet with the lieutenant in charge of the case. Are you crazy?! lvaro answered and said Whats up, David? And I said, listen lvaro, they stole your, Yes. Presenter: It seems like yet another typical event in the unusual and magical country of Macondo, but it is real. Almost impossible. They threw the box and started running.. There are No Thieves in This Town. is one of the most important newspapers in the country and Telfono Rosa is a news section or rather, a gossip section about celebrities in Colombia that comes out once a week, every Sunday. Why would the theft of a single book mean so much to a country like Colombia? And on Saturday, May 2nd, the day the book was stolen and just three days before the end of the fair, about 73 thousand people went to the event. We showed up and they said, listen, there was a guy here who was interested but hes going to go to Preservencia to buy it there because those guys are pissed off and dont want to come over here because they know the book is a touchy subject.. But if they capture one person and two people tried to sell the book and the third person is the buyer, itll close the day all three are caught. Were talking about a lot of money. lvaro: 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?. Discuss the best option with your vet; Nobody. Camila: Yes, it is massive. My name is Luca Fernanda Buitrago Montaez. 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?. . The major calls the press chief and tells her the whole story. In This Town There Are No Thieves. Hey man, you heard anything? No, man.. And I turned around and saw that the book was missing. at the Book Fair in Bogot. It was rush hour on a Friday and the traffic was really backed up. Daniel: We will come back after a small break. We are calling from who knows where, who knows where. They called me from Mexico, Argentina, Europe, France, Spain. Edgar took the responsibility of explaining to them exactly what was going on. lvaro: If he could give me a discount. I followed people who walked past me up to the door before they could leave and I asked them to open their bags. We started driving all over the place. Acesta este unul dintre putinele filme Fox care continua produsul sub proprietatea Disney. The one he had loaned the book to. I have no idea, but you can imagine that he or she might threaten him or something, right? lvaro went back to his house. What a country. Camila: He went into a tiny bookstore and asked for the Latin American literature section. Consuelo: What the loss of this book meant to the country. Or rather, they dont close But they get filed away? I even started to be a little afraid that I would open a bag and find it. Exactly. They radioed the poor police officer. If I had known, I would have started writing a long time ago." Alberto Isaac. And the protocol goes on and on. Its hosted by Felix Contreras, and Felix is your guide into the world of Latino arts and culture. Well, not quite. And she said the worst like 80 times. To ask for the phone number of the person in charge of Telfono Rosa. And that proves to us that Colombians, like Garca Mrquez says, are capable of the worst as well as the best. Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. Previous Until finally in April 2016 they gave me an appointment to meet with the lieutenant in charge of the case. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis; The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions . We have a lot of contact with a number of merchants, lets call them, the good and the bad ones. Camila: Not knowing what he was going to do, Edgar put the box in storage and ordered that no one touch it. And the lieutenant was nowhere to be seen. Sort of. It does, however, bring to our attention the author's grasp on subtlety, on. Damaso gets whats coming to him in the end. But basically what you need to understand is that SIJIN is local and is dependent on the DIJIN, which is national. I spoke with press chiefs, commanders and lieutenants. lvaro started taking them out and throwing them on the desk. But the supervisor started to check other areas to see if they had been offering the book as well. More info atlupa.app. The perspective shows irony because the story implies the town is full of thieves. And he opened the box and there was the book. 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? 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. It was an expression like I dont understand whats happening.. But the chief of police gave a different figure. It was the second time I cried. I dont know what kind of expression I had because I couldnt see it, but I know it didnt look like I was angry. Not a computer or a telephone or a photo. This narrative prospective is there so you feel bad for Damaso, however he is not respectful of his wife, and instead, is full of himself. Camila: Thousands upon thousands of people were going to go through there. and any corresponding bookmarks? And well, Im telling you all this, Daniel, because I sat there for almost two hours and I couldnt believe how much bureaucracy I had to deal with. There was a major, there was a colonel, there was a captain from the Heritage department, there was an officer from the SIJIN and from the DIJIN. Palomino spoke first. 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. lvaro told me that the squad car was driving at full speed down the Transmilenio lane to avoid traffic. Daniel: And where is the book today, Camila? The first time I tried was in June 2015. And lvaro was a secondhand book collector. Something weird is going on, he said. Daniel: In person? When asked where the bill should be sent, to him or to the town, the mayor replies: "It's the same damn thing.". But not just any copy. Which is to say, it would be nice if all of the cases the police handled where recommended cases and they were just as efficient when they deal with the robbery of an average, ordinary citizen. Luca: The first thing I thought was, how am I going to face lvaro when I see him?. Find Alt.Latino on the NPR One app and at npr.org/podcasts, Hi, Im Daniel Alarcn. Edgar explained what was going on and asked him to get in contact with the fairs security immediately. Barely a sheet of paper. And as soon as I got there Luca told me weve been robbed. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. Well, this is just a meeting that came out of an unfortunate circumstance but has a fortunate ending. When they said, hey, come here, sargeant. Whats going on, man? Theyre trying to sell that book. What? Yeah. And who are they? I dont know, theyre some guys from La Perseverancia.. In that part of the city-center, there are several blocks filled with stands that for years have been selling books, mostly used books. Did you know NPR has an app? The prime suspect was played by Elizabeth Montgomery, who was depicted committing the murders in the film while in the nude, which was censored for American viewers. He brought a satchel to carry the books, since he thought if he left with the box people would say he was the thief. Start studying There Are No Thieves in THIS Town, No One Writes to the Colonel Set 3, pp. Well, sure, so they can say something, you know? Camila: That youre not going to go where they steal your socks with your shoes still on. It was like if delivering the book was matter of life or death. In January of 1965, while driving from Mexico City to Acapulco, he began plans for 100 Hundred Years of Solitude. Or about 20 thousand dollars. Instead I said, yes, of course.. The 1975 film The Legend of Lizzie Borden was an example of this. But Luca is the kind of person who almost never calls. The worst possible. The book wins the Primera Plana prize in Argentina on June 20. She had sustained them by borrowing from friends, paying for groceries on monthly installments, and not paying any rent to the landlord for six months. ADVERTISEMENT. Camila: The lieutenants desk was the same as the others. Like the idea that there was something weird about this version of the story. I made calls almost every week. We went to another place. And I said, David, I have some of the worst news you could get at the fair., She tells me, David, the worst thing has happened. It was like the worst thing that could happen to me three days before the end of the fair. Under regular security procedure, they shouldve informed the police. what happened?. I spoke with an appraiser who told me that the book couldnt have sold for more than 10 thousand dollars, 12 thousand at most. Supervisor: Ah, yes. And it was the first time the ACLI was in charge of the bookstore at the fair. Damaso is a night prowler who frequents the local bar and pool hall. They looked like something out of the last century: there were two panes of glass one was sliding and they were held shut by a little lock, a keyhole with a saw-toothed shaped plate. No, she felt it was more important to stick to the agreement they had made with lvaro. He later told an Argentinean writer that he could have dictated an entire chapter on the spot if he had had a tape recorder. Damaso is a night prowler who frequents the local bar and pool hall. So my major says: Heres the book. Daniel: Camila Segura is the senior editor at Radio Ambulante. Im an investigator with SIJINs anti-theft group. About 40 thousand dollars. So, do you want to see the book? And its like, oh, no, And when she tells me, they stole lvaros. And on top of that, the bookstore was going to be at the exit of the Macondo Pavilion, which was clearly the most important one at the fair. Like the idea that there was something weird about this version of the story. 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. Two booksellers from Bogot. The people in charge of investigating crimes in Bogot. They hired two security guards who were only tasked with watching the bookstore, and on top of that, they agreed that one person on their staff would be at the cases at all times. agitated (adjective) feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. Nabo: the Black Man Who Made the Angels Wait, Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses, The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother, No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories. Upon being served a "filet mignon with a peach and syrup on top of it" in New Orleans, he fled to Mexico City without further delay. Luca: So I didnt take them out. Its shrink-wrapped No, not that one. Each stroke, each seemingly monotonous rant, is intentional and gives strength to the whole. Palomino: We know they were going to sell it for more than 120 million pesos. Yes, those. All I could say was sure, of course, we have to answer for this. I thought I dont know how but we have to answer for this.. Happy and absolutely incredulous. Camila: Edgar thought that not much time had passed between when they had been robbed and when they noticed. Camila: lvaro told Edgar that he was going to take the rest of the books and told him to bring a box. So much so that he didnt even ask Luca for many details. Daniel: Thats the director of the Association of Independent Booksellers, right? Daniel: And at this point what is David doing? Until Friday, around two in the afternoon, he went back to one of the bookstores on the intersection of streets 10 and 13. Overview; View 1 Edition Details; Reviews Lists; Related Books; Publish Date. In other words, she didnt follow Davids instructions? When they get on the highway, near the neighborhood, one of the police officers says: The officers jump out of the cars, and he tells me that there were four or five guys there when the police came and they started running. 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. Camila: The friend gave him the email address. Our heads were down. Then the guy abandoned the book and they retrieved it at a store. Like saying that lvaro had stolen it himself, which seemed like the meanest possible thing to me. An officer met me and brought me to a small office filled with empty cubicles. 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. There are no Thieves in This Town - This story is about a thief named Damaso. Quote for turning point 2 - "There were 200 pesos" said Rouge "And now there going to take them out of your hide, not so much for being a thief, but for being a fool.". Yes, up to 20 years. But well, moving past the technicalities, when lvaro arrived at the stand he was really impressed to see all of these people, including criminologists who were dusting for fingerprints. Edgar: Show me any old book you see. And sometimes he would show me books and I would have to say man, thats a new book. Based on a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in which he narrates the misadventures of people living in a small town that discovers that the billiard balls have disappeared from the only center of . And lvaro was a secondhand book collector. I even started to be a little afraid that I would open a bag and find it. Everything was very melodramatic. The last few sentences are more than telling. This novella about a hapless colonel eagerly awaiting his pension is far from the magical realism Garcia Marquez became so popular for. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. Were going to send a squad car for you.. Thanks for listening. Camila: The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. Camila: I have no idea, but you can imagine that he or she might threaten him or something, right? Thank you for listening to Radio Ambulante. Weve got a recommended case here. And no one has been able to explain where that number came from. Camila: This is the vice-attorney general at the time, Juan Vicente Valbuena. At first, Escovar refuses, but he concedes once he's threatened with violence. The gunfight at the O.K. Camila: Yes. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. But made-up people and stories are featured on the show to make fun of whats going on in the country. He asked Is this your book?. So they agreed the donation would be on Thursday, May 14th at 4pm. lvaro: Im calling to inform you that the book has been found.. I got there to see what was going on. Camila: He insisted that the book was important. But what are their names, man? They took all of the books out of the display case and started packing them up. And they decided to act. His name is Menganno and. Daniel: Thats a big deal. 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. I dont know. And Im Camila Segura. Its a decrepit building. Camila: By Monday, this was already the story of the day in all of the newspapers, broadcasts and news bulletins. And Ill explain a little: David was in charge of the Macondo stall at the Bogot Book Fair. lvaro: Now that I think about it, it really was a flimsy lock. lvaro: This book doesnt belong to me anymore. Camila: But finally the major told me sure, I could interview the officer that had taken me to his office because he was the one who conducted the whole operation. Don't miss out on an interactive map that shows the book's journey throughout Latin America: He told me that every Monday morning, the nearly 1,300 men in the SIJIN gather in a square downtown and do what he calls a developments check, in other words, they are updated on that weeks investigations. lvaro: Were going to send a squad car for you.. Camila: No. Youre crazy, what are you thinking?!. Damaso realizes that Ana has been "waiting for him every minute through the whole night" (77). Because that creates insecurity. Scenes of the colonel making coffee or checking the mail are heartbreaking ruminations on old age that stay with the reader like easy memories. I wasnt friends with Garca Mrquez. The worst. The music is by Luis Maurette. And many of his short stories and novellas those brief yet dynamic interludes should be approached with the same reverence as his longer, major works. And I couldnt believe it. 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. There was a very diligent group of police. And you would think that a thief is ready for something, dont you think?. But on Friday, six days after the robbery, lvaro was in his bookstore, working, when a friend called him and said: Its just that my dad heard it did. No one wanted to give a statement. Camila: The other staff at the Macondo store, the ones who were always there. Camila: And, Daniel, I cant tell you how difficult it was to find someone in the police department who would agree to talk to me or who was able to. There Are No Thieves in This Town Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon Montiel's Widow One Day after Saturday Artificial Roses Big Mama's Funeral A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings The Sea of Lost Time The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World Death Constant Beyond Love The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship Blacaman the Good, Vendor of Miracles And as soon as I got there Luca told me weve been robbed. And they decided to infiltrate the black market, where this was being discussed. One of them is The Golden Cock. But, getting back to the story So the pavilions other security guard realized that something was happening and went over. They said that the file on the robbery had been placed in whats called a provisional file. Daniel: The people in charge of investigating crimes in Bogot. Daniel: But that was on Sunday, right? Camila: lvaro spoke briefly and finally gave the donation. As soon as he got off the phone with the police, he called David. But at the time no one thought it was a shoddy lock. lvaro wanted it that way, as an official public act. It seems like there was some kind of agreement to turn over the book, and thats that. Camila: Well, thats exactly what I wanted to know. Gautibonza, the chief of police for Bogot, told him that when they found out about the robbery. I have the worst news you could imagine. He said that they had found the book in a box in the neighborhood La Perseverancia, in downtown Bogot. Camila: The officers jump out of the cars, and he tells me that there were four or five guys there when the police came and they started running. Meanwhile, Edgar and the other guard kept on searching everyone who tried to leave. Camila: In other words, he wasnt just worried about how he was going to pay for the book, but also about what would become of the association. Aurelio says to tell . The books on display. He asked Is this your book?. Thats a big deal. Camila: They arrived at the police station and the chief of police, Palomino. Everyones spirits were as low as they could be. Ive never heard anyone talk that fast in my whole life. They were about to close the fair and the police never arrived. everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Collected Stories. And my phone started ringing. Personajul principal din Guy, Ryan ReynAvatar: Calea Apeis a zis ca nu a mai avut o aventura pe cinste de la filmul Deadpool pana acum. Gracias, Gabo. Camila: Well, he hadnt set foot in the fair since the robbery. I know, he talks really fast, its almost like he doesnt even stop to breathe. And, Daniel, I cant tell you how difficult it was to find someone in the police department who would agree to talk to me or who was able to. I hope you find the book. And I started to cry. Camila: The assistant of General Palomino, the chief of police, was calling him. How may I help you? Everything was very melodramatic. We showed up and they said, listen, there was a guy here who was interested but hes going to go to Preservencia to buy it there because those guys are pissed off and dont want to come over here because they know the book is a touchy subject.. They were like CSI or something. The first thing I thought was, how am I going to face lvaro when I see him?. And lvaros book was on display along with others from his private collection, in an exhibit inside a bookstore that David was running. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. And that General Palomino wanted to deliver it to him in person. Its huge. He insisted that the book was important. At other times he worked as an editor and once did publicity for the J. Walter Thompson office in Mexico City. Thanks to la Productora Snica, Sandra Acero and Jos Luis Pearedonda. This book belongs to my country and Im going to donate it to the Colombian National Library because from the moment that most Colombians showed their scorn for this act, it became part of everyones heritage. lvaro: Listen, hurry up, hurry up, theyre waiting. Traffic isnt moving. Well, turn on your siren. So the car went as fast as it could. Some of them told me that they had already said what they could about the issue. Its unbelievable. Finally, he was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. That day around noon his friend called him back. The day-to-day life of the colonel, which doesn't amount to much, is handled with the precise detail of a painter. He took out six dollars and paid the shopkeeper. News, local stories, and your favorite podcasts. One of his stories, "There are No Thieves in This Town," was filmed by an experimental group for presentation at the 1965 Locarno Film Festival. Its unbelievable. They looked like something out of the last century: there were two panes of glass one was sliding and they were held shut by a little lock, a keyhole with a saw-toothed shaped plate. There are no ghosts, no gypsies. It took four or five hours, it was this frustrating thing that wouldnt end. lvaro: So I went to the restroom, I peed, I took a breath and wiped the sweat off my forehead. Columbia University awards him an honorary doctoral degree. Turning point 2 - Damaso is caught by Rouge while he was returning the billiard balls. . Completely empty. If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. I didnt even open the display case. David: I mean, its just not right. When we check the box, the first thing we do is see whats inside. He held a press conference just to talk about the incident. And they indicated to us more or less where the guys were going to meet. Realized it was a trick. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. And he didnt blame whoever was there or anything, either. 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. When they hung up, lvaro was in shock. I didnt even open the display case. Not even me. Very hard. It says: I bought this copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude in Montevideo, Uruguay. Camila: I also asked lvaro what he knew about that. Also, lvaro was the only person with the keys to the cases. Did they close the case? If Luca is calling me, its because its important. Camila: They described them as a young olive-skinned man who was about 1.6 meters tall [about 53] and a young blonde woman. I freaked out. And finally, the vendor. Camila: That night the story was aired on national and international news. Camila: He knew there was nothing he could do. 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. His desk was called the "Cave of the Mafia"; there, he worked for eight to ten hours a day for eighteen months. Perhaps the greatest. That kind of case doesnt close. Camila: Exactly. Were you able to figure out how much it would really cost? Some of them told me that they had already said what they could about the issue. In 1970, the novel was chosen as one of the twelve best books of the year by many American critics; in 1972, Garca Mrquez won the Rmulo Gallegos Prize in Venezuela and the Books Abroad/Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Damaso is not very good at his profession, for instance, he stole billiard balls instead of anything of value. Listen to music by There Are No Thieves In This Town on Apple Music. And Ill explain: Edgar and Luca had told the fair security about the robbery. In April of this year, 2016, almost a year after his book was recovered, lvaro got some news from the attorney generals office. City of Thieves. They took lvaro, David, Edgar, Luca and two other women who were in charge of taking care of the display case to the fairs security office. This story is about a thief named Damaso. They told us: Alright, listen up. Daniel: And what did he say about recovering the book? Because that creates insecurity. lvaro told Edgar that he was going to take the rest of the books and told him to bring a box. And the protocol goes on and on. Edgar and the guard stood at the exit of the Pavilion and told everyone who tried to leave. When I went out to eat breakfast, I also went by the bookstore. Supervisor: We went to another place. I made calls almost every week. And well, the fair ended on Monday and.. Everything was going back to normal. 76-106. Radio Ambulante tells the stories of Latin America. Youre crazy, what are you thinking?!. That was the first year the invited country was a fictional place: Macondo. Not even me. Im Daniel Alarcn. And on top of that the Telfono Rosa comes out once a week. Weve got a recommended case here. I spoke with an appraiser who told me that the book couldnt have sold for more than 10 thousand dollars, 12 thousand at most. Camila: Some news outlets, for example, said that they had found it inside of a house and others said it was at a street stand. NPR One joins you this Thanksgiving while you travel or wait in line or wait for a friend. But. They questioned and doubted everything I said. Camila: 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. The inscription says: To lvaro Castillo, the book peddler, like yesterday and as always, from your friend Gabriel. 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