This Study Guide consists of approximately 49pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - 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. As soon as he got off the phone with the police, he called David. everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Collected Stories. During this period almost six years he wrote only one short story. story of the day in all of the newspapers, broadcasts and news bulletins. EDITED BYDaniel Alarcn, Silvia Vias y Martina Castro, SOUND DESIGN BYAndrs Azpiri y Camila Segura, The San Juan de Dios hospital was closed to the. Here, he delves into themes of corruption and censorship like the poet-journalist he was. lvaro: I told him, I dont want to talk right now and I hung up. Camila: 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 makes Damaso a hard character to like. I met him and he gave me the nickname libroviejero [man with the old books]. He said that they had found the book in a box in the neighborhood La Perseverancia, in downtown Bogot. Camila: Yes, those. Good morning. I went out right away, I stood in front of the display case and shouted Edgar!. The officers took me to a major and then I retold the whole story: about Radio Ambulante, the theft, the authorization. He comes home at dawn, slips into bed with his sleeping wife and lights a cigarette. And she says lvaro, you have no idea what kind of shit storm this has caused. And I said, I dont know. So he said, Do you want me to give you the email of Telfono Rosa at. And I started at the most obvious place: The National Police. In 2007, Gabos secretary did lvaro the favor of bringing the book to Mexico to be signed by Garca Mrquez. Damaso is a night prowler who frequents the local bar and pool hall. The worst possible. And Ill explain: Edgar and Luca had told the fair security about the robbery. lvaro told me that the squad car was driving at full speed down the Transmilenio lane to avoid traffic. Well, as far as I know, the only book by Garca Mrquez that was stolen was that one. And he didnt blame whoever was there or anything, either. Meanwhile, Edgar and the other guard kept on searching everyone who tried to leave. There are No Thieves in This Town. Im calling to inform you that the book has been found.. Four in Cuba, two in Colombia and this one in Uruguay. Others, including the supervisor, realize that something had dropped to the ground: a box. They were about to close the fair and the police never arrived. According to the supervisor, they didnt catch them. Camila: He insisted that the book was important. Camila: La Lucirnaga is a radio show where they talk about national news. This is what he told me: Supervisor: No, the investigation is still ongoing. And I saw on Facebook someone posted, Hooray! This story is about a thief named Damaso. What Edgar cared about was getting the scumbag who stole the first edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude. And well, now I have to introduce you to two more people. Camila: lvaro spoke briefly and finally gave the donation. I said, lvaro, youre not going to believe it but I think Im happier than you are.. Presenter 2: A thief entered Macondo and cast a dark shadow over the most successful of all of the Bogot Book Fairs. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. I freaked out. The other staff at the Macondo store, the ones who were always there. Columbia University awards him an honorary doctoral degree. Supervisor: It was around 8:30, 9:00 in the morning. And its like, oh, no, And when she tells me, they stole lvaros. Directed by. He went out to walk and he didnt say anything to anyone for some time. Because he got him old books. They look at #5. Now, however, he corrects line by line as he works. No one did. Edgar: There came a moment when I lost faith in thinking that the book would turn up if I kept searching people. 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. But instead he was very controlled. Camila: Well, not quite. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. Nothing I did in films was mine. 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. I know, he talks really fast, its almost like he doesnt even stop to breathe. Supervisor: I mean, a lot of years are going to go by but the case isnt going to close. And they decided to infiltrate the black market, where this was being discussed. at the Book Fair in Bogot. That robbery. David hung up with Luca and it took him about 10 minutes to call lvaro. And that they had already identified and intercepted him. Dont move, dont move, theyre shooting.. Edgar: I thought a lot of people looked suspicious. Like great, now what? When I went out to eat breakfast, I also went by the bookstore. I was laughing at that point. I mean, it wasnt all of the first editions because they wouldnt all fit, but it was something representative of his work. Garca Mrquez sent the first three chapters of 100 Hundred Years of Solitude to Carlos Fuentes, who along with the Argentinean writer Julio Cortzar was an early fan and supporter. No, of course not. The worst. But its really hard to search that many people, isnt it? That was the version I heard, the version that was in the press. They threw the box and started running.. 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 lvaro was a secondhand book collector. Around that time, two people from the pavilions logistics team arrived. And what did he say about recovering the book? Two booksellers from Bogot. lvaro: They put out an all-points bulletin and somehow discovered I dont know how that the book was going to be taken out of the country. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. Camila: I have no idea, but you can imagine that he or she might threaten him or something, right? How long were they at it? Camila: Because he got him old books. Camila: It was like if delivering the book was matter of life or death. What happened?. NPR One joins you this Thanksgiving while you travel or wait in line or wait for a friend. User 2: This country is totally charro. There were women who said Im no thief! 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. Language. It starts with a call from David Roa to lvaro Castillo. It says: I bought this copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude in Montevideo, Uruguay. 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. lvaro: This book doesnt belong to me anymore. And when David told him that, lvaro. Interviews with cultural icons like Rita Moreno and Carlos Santana as well as contemporary vanguards like Calle 13 or author Junot Diaz. Now that I think about it, it really was a flimsy lock. Taking out the cards, like they were shit to me, and leaving them on the desk. Taking out the cards, like they were shit to me, and leaving them on the desk. Its that very same feeling that Edgar had. In 1975, the world's most important sorcerers. In this context it means something like ridiculous. They arrived at the police station and the chief of police, Palomino. Writer: There Are No Thieves In This Town. Heres the book. And the guys? I dont know. 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. Damaso gets whats coming to him in the end. There Are No Thieves in This Town Summary Damaso is a 20-something layabout and petty thief married to a middle-aged washerwoman named Ana. Luca: The first thing I thought was, how am I going to face lvaro when I see him?. Camila: Exactly. A sardonic Mexican melodrama from 1964, directed by Alberto Isaac and based on a Gabriel Garcia Marquez story, about a . Like great, now what? Its shrink-wrapped No, not that one. Supervisor: Im an investigator with SIJINs anti-theft group. Camila: The lieutenants desk was the same as the others. No, wait, Camila, youre speaking Colombian. Daniel: We will come back after a small break. 174 times the minimum wage, enough to buy, I dont know, a small apartment in the southern part of Bogot. 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. I made calls almost every week. Learn more about Radio Ambulante and this story by visiting our website: . Neither floods nor plagues, nor famines nor cataclysms, nor even the eternal wars of century upon century have been able to subdue the persistent advantage of life over death. They described them as a young olive-skinned man who was about 1.6 meters tall [about 53] and a young blonde woman. Thats the director of the Association of Independent Booksellers, right? To open their bags. But what caught my attention was that there were slightly different versions of where the book had been found. So he thought from now until I get to my house and send the email I will have lost a whole day. Garcia Marquez has left us but, thankfully, his work remains. I spoke with an appraiser who told me that the book couldnt have sold for more than 10 thousand dollars, 12 thousand at most. Daniel: Of course, at that moment they arent going to stop any petty thief whos shoplifting new books. He held a press conference just to talk about the incident. When we check the box, the first thing we do is see whats inside. confidential Fuentes was so impressed that he wrote to a Mexican magazine: "I have just finished reading the first seventy-five pages of Cien Aos de Soledad. So a senator is robbed, a minister is robbed, someone steals I dont know, the cellphone of a private secretary at the ministry. Then there are gems like "There Are No Thieves in This Town" and "One of These Days," a story that, although it spans only a few pages, is near perfect in its construction. We started driving all over the place. Not even me. Then they told him he had to go to a press conference. There they took their statements. Camila: I also asked lvaro what he knew about that. Camila: Yes, very weird. The album is a majestically chaotic tapestry held together by moments of sweet serenity blended into gales of noise and disharmony. Its hosted by Felix Contreras, and Felix is your guide into the world of Latino arts and culture. 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. The DIJIN and the SIJIN is very confusing even for us. 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. Dozens of national and international media outlets continued to call lvaro and David. Hi, Im Daniel Alarcn. 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. Edgar thought that someone who worked there had taken it but Luca explained that lvaro was the only one with the key. 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. He wrote film scripts, some in collaboration with Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes; several of these scripts became movies. That day around noon his friend called him back. What the loss of this book meant to the country. But before he left he asked to use their restroom. And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. 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]. It was translated into English by Gregory Rabassa, a winner of the National Book Award for his translation of Julio Cortzar's Hopscotch. And when he got to the stand. And well, the fair ended on Monday and.. Camila: Everything was going back to normal. Having found the book in record time was a victory for the police: only six days after the report was filed. Memory Changes. Gautibonza, the chief of police for Bogot, told him that when they found out about the robbery. lvaro wanted it that way, as an official public act. And if you hear about it or they come by to try to sell it, youd better give us a call.. While he urinates, she opens the package to find three billiard balls. He went home and told his wife: "Don't bother me, especially don't bother me about money." Edit. I told him, I dont want to talk right now and I hung up. Palomino spoke first. Why would the theft of a single book mean so much to a country like Colombia? Corral was a thirty-second shootout between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States.It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Old West. What a country. Ana protests that he could have been shot, and (read more from the There Are No Thieves in This Town Summary). And Im Camila Segura. 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.. When they hung up, lvaro was in shock. I didnt even open the display case. You won't find any mention of levitation or flying carpets or crocodile children. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis; The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions . Camila: Yes. Well, you cant hear it very well, but she thanks lvaro, obviously, and says that this book is the start of a great collection that the library wants to create, and that this book in particular is important not just because of its value as a piece of heritage, but also because of what its theft meant for the country. It took four or five hours, it was this frustrating thing that wouldnt end. 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. Listen, hurry up, hurry up, theyre waiting. Traffic isnt moving. Well, turn on your siren. So the car went as fast as it could. And it was the first time the ACLI was in charge of the bookstore at the fair. And the lieutenant was nowhere to be seen. I met with him on that day at the door of the library. Ive never heard anyone talk that fast in my whole life. Its that kind of moment when you put yourself in the third person and say, what now? Daniel: In other words, pay for the book. A first edition copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garca Mrquez, was stolen at the Bogot International Book Fair. bookmarked pages associated with this title. Yes, it will close. Listen: So, if you want to buy a book and you know that on the intersection of streets 10 and 13 youll get your socks stolen with your shoes still on, well youre going to turn around, do you understand? Penguin. That day around noon his friend called him back. So he said ah well, Ill sell it to you for six dollars. Presenter: It seems like yet another typical event in the unusual and magical country of Macondo, but it is real. 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. An officer met me and brought me to a small office filled with empty cubicles. Collection efficiency is aggravated by poor route planning, narrow road . Garca Mrquez had now written four books of literary merit: the novels Leaf Storm (1955) and The Evil Hour (1961); a novella entitled No One Writes to the Colonel (1961); and a short story collection, Big Mama's Funeral (1962). He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. Came up to me looking very friendly and said, You dont know how proud we are to have recovered your book. And on his desk there was a cardboard box for a router. Others said they couldnt speak because they believed they were about to catch the group that had stolen the book. 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. During this period almost six years he wrote only one short story. Camila: This is the vice-attorney general at the time, Juan Vicente Valbuena. Like the idea that there was something weird about this version of the story. Camila: Ill explain: El Tiempo 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. Its a decrepit building. But made-up people and stories are featured on the show to make fun of whats going on in the country. 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. Its unbelievable. It was in Uruguay. Damaso is a 20-something layabout and petty thief married to a middle-aged washerwoman named Ana. He picked up the book and looked at the price: 180 Uruguayan pesos, which at that time was about seven dollars. His prize was a first edition book from 1967. A relevant case is when a person is robbed and that person has some important societal status. Camila: Well, thats exactly what I wanted to know. How is it that they didnt catch the thief? Daniel: And what about that figure, that they were going to sell it for 120 million or something like that? Camila: A little later, we went down to the press conference where there were several media outlets. It was like the worst thing that could happen to me three days before the end of the fair. Or rather, they dont close But they get filed away? This novella about a hapless colonel eagerly awaiting his pension is far from the magical realism Garcia Marquez became so popular for. "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World," one of his earlier works, sees Garcia Marquez juxtaposing the ordinary and the fantastical. Garca Mrquez says that he again began writing, "straight off without a break, and afterwards made a great many corrections on the manuscript, made copies, and corrected it again." 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. They took all of the books out of the display case and started packing them up. He called his mom but she didnt answer. How come they hadnt even filed a complaint? Not knowing what he was going to do, Edgar put the box in storage and ordered that no one touch it. When I try to buy this book theyre going to realize its a first edition.. Their encounter with the dead man changes them, from the inside out. He was at en event at his bookstore when he found out the news was everywhere. Solid waste management represents a challenge for municipalities, particularly at the collection stage. Exactly. 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. Edgar figures around 300 people or thereabouts. I mean, yes, the book was found and everything was well and good. Camila: And, Daniel, do you know what Transmilenio is? And they decided to act. But at the time no one thought it was a shoddy lock. So they started to cause a kind of traffic jam. No one did. He looked at me quietly with this terrified look on his face but he didnt talk to me. How is it that they didnt catch the thief? Nobody. The first question they asked him was, how do you feel now? And lvaro answered: lvaro: Right now I feel different because I realized that this didnt just happen to me, it happened to all of Colombia. How may I help you? Supervisor: So I spend a lot of time with them because sometimes theyre victims of the gangs that operate downtown too. lvaro: They were like CSI or something. Carolina Guerrero is the CEO. 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. Were talking about a lot of money. It does, however, bring to our attention the author's grasp on subtlety, on. Luca: So I didnt take them out. And Ill explain a little: David was in charge of the Macondo stall at the Bogot Book Fair. Camila: The police started questioning everyone. 64. The first time I tried was in June 2015. lvaro: And I said to myself crap, what am I going to do? When he returns, she asks him what they are good for and he replies, to play billiards. We investigate all kinds of crimes dealing with kidnapping and theft in all its forms. lvaro: Are you crazy?! lvaro: Where did that number come from? Thanks to Gustavo Martnez for his help. Others, including the supervisor, realize that something had dropped to the ground: a box. My guide introduced me to another officer but neither of them knew why I was there. But not just any copy. And she asked why?. Presenter: And some rather discouraging news is coming to us from the culture page. The people have compassion for him and do everything they can to offer dignity to the dead. So he said ah well, Ill sell it to you for six dollars. Until Friday, around two in the afternoon, he went back to one of the bookstores on the intersection of streets 10 and 13. 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. Daniel: In other words, to a valuable book, to a media scandal. What are you trying to find?. Before the break, Camila was telling us about the robbery of a signed first edition of. Even after dozens of conversations with the lieutenant, even though I carried with me a signed authorization, at one point I came to think that I was going to leave that place without an interview. based on a story by Juan Rulfo. lvaro: And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. Before we go back to our story I want to tell you about another NPR podcast, one about music, called Alt.Latino. Were very, Translation: There Are No Thieves in This Town. 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?. One of them is The Golden Cock. Previous And how many people did they search? I mean, we must be certain of that. They even had to accompany her outside, so she could cry out there. 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. Their exchange is a short one, yet as power is reversed and the mayor occupies a vulnerable position, it effectively highlights the role of manipulation in a corrupt society. I was in total disbelief. The Theme of Solitude. They said they had found out that someone had the book and that this person had set up a meeting with a possible buyer. But they didnt. So it occurred to him to call a journalist friend who worked at El Tiempo. That was the first year the invited country was a fictional place: Macondo. YOU are an adventurer, and the merchants of That was the first year the invited country was a fictional place: Macondo. And, well, we already know how that call went. Camila: I know, he talks really fast, its almost like he doesnt even stop to breathe. Edgar: And he said return my book or pay for it. Daniel: But that was on Sunday, right? It was an expression like I dont understand whats happening.. News, local stories, and your favorite podcasts. Four in Cuba, two in Colombia and this one in Uruguay. In that part of the city-center, there are several blocks filled with stands that for years have been selling books, mostly used books. Dont miss out on an interactive map that shows the books journey throughout Latin America: EDITED BYDaniel Alarcn, Silvia Vias y Martina Castro, SOUND DESIGN BYAndrs Azpiri y Camila Segura, Our ninth season is just one week away! CliffsNotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what you're studying, CliffsNotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. The move was meant to help the commission carry forward with. I was laughing at that point. It was around eight at night by the time he went to Macondo to get his books. Camila: Exactly. I said, this is really funny. The story is all over the world., And some rather discouraging news is coming to us from the culture page. 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 she asked why?. 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. One of them is The Golden Cock. She awakens and he puts a small bundle in her lap while he goes to the bathroom. Im calling David. At some point various men from security arrived along with the manager of the pavilion. He stopped in front of the display, saw that the book was missing and put his hands on his head. Supervisor: We have a lot of contact with a number of merchants, lets call them, the good and the bad ones. 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. Not much. 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. And later he said no, librovejero as in ropavejero [book peddler, as in junk peddler]. David: I knew this was a very serious problem but what I was worried about was the institutional issue. Juan Vicente Valbuena: As well as anyone who acquires it. Edgar explained what was going on and asked him to get in contact with the fairs security immediately. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. I mean, it wasnt all of the first editions because they wouldnt all fit, but it was something representative of his work. He knew there was nothing he could do. Daniel: The people in charge of investigating crimes in Bogot. Youre crazy, what are you thinking?!. It was a first edition, and worse still, one that Garca Mrquez signed for lvaro. Juan Vicente Valbuena: The Attorney General considers the theft of Gabriel Garca Mrquez work a serious attack on our cultural heritage. I hope you find the book. And I started to cry. Camila: Just then the squad car arrived to pick up lvaro. Im Daniel Alarcn. 174 times the minimum wage, enough to buy, I dont know, a small apartment in the southern part of Bogot. 76-106. lvaro left Macondo and went to his stand. And it lasted for about half an hour until. Remote War #the Role Of Technology# %^ In War #### The Secrets of the Great City A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the . But Luca remembered that the agreement was that only lvaro could handle the books. And he began writing the work, which he says he had been brooding over since he was sixteen. 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. The display cases where they were being displayed had been set up by pavilion organizers. I dont know. Dont move, dont move, theyre shooting.. 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. Also, lvaro was the only person with the keys to the cases. And she said the worst like 80 times. And I said, I dont know. So he said, Do you want me to give you the email of Telfono Rosa at El Tiempo?. A coven in Bogot. And this supervisor spends his time walking through downtown Bogot because thats where most robberies happen.