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No one writes to the colonel by Gabriel García Márquez [rare books]

No one writes to the colonel by Gabriel García Márquez [rare books]

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No One Writes to the Colonel was originally published in Spanish in 1961. The story centres on an elderly retired colonel who lives with his wife in poverty in a small Colombian town. For many years, he has been waiting for a pension promised to him for his military service, but the official letter never arrives. Every Friday, he goes to the post office hoping to receive news, yet he returns home disappointed. His wife suffers from asthma, and the couple struggles to find enough food and money to survive. They also possess a fighting cock inherited from their dead son, Agustín, which may bring them some income. Despite hunger, hardship, and uncertainty, the colonel refuses to abandon his hope and dignity. The story highlights the suffering of poor people living under political oppression and shows the conflict between hope and despair.

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) was a famous Colombian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. He was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century and a leading figure in magical realism. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. His famous works include One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, and No One Writes to the Colonel. His writings often explore loneliness, political injustice, poverty, and the struggles of ordinary people.

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