El coronel no tiene quien le escriba /
Coronel no tiene quien le escriba is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez about an impoverished, retired colonel who waits 15 years for a promised pension that never arrives, symbolizing lost hope and dignity in post-civil war Colombia.The colonel lives with his asthmatic wife in poverty in the ficti...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Text in Spanish; notes and introduction in English. Text in Spanish. |
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Manchester [England] :
Manchester University Press,
1981.
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| Series: | Spanish texts.
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| Summary: | Coronel no tiene quien le escriba is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez about an impoverished, retired colonel who waits 15 years for a promised pension that never arrives, symbolizing lost hope and dignity in post-civil war Colombia.The colonel lives with his asthmatic wife in poverty in the fictional town of Macondo, surviving on meager means, pinning their hopes on a fighting rooster left by their dead son, while facing poverty and the absurdity of their situation. |
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| Physical Description: | xlvii, 90 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xlvi-xlvii). |
| ISBN: | 0719008360 9780719008368 |