The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
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In 1955 a Colombian destroyer lost eight men overboard in the Caribbean. One, Luis Alejandro Velasco, survived ten days on a raft without food or water and came home a decorated hero.
| Age Group | Adult (18+) |
|---|---|
| Author | Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez |
| ISBN | 9781665039833 |
| Language | English |
Description
Description
By Gabriel García Márquez
In 1955 a Colombian destroyer lost eight men overboard in the Caribbean. One, Luis Alejandro Velasco, survived ten days on a raft without food or water and came home a decorated hero. García Márquez interviewed him for twenty days and published the real account in instalments: the ship had been overloaded with contraband cargo. The paper was shut down and the author left the country. Reportage that reads like his fiction, and the book that cost him his newspaper.
Details
| Author | Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781665039833 |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| First published | 1970 |
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