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No one writes to the colonel / Gabriel Garcia Marquez ; translated from the Spanish by J. S. Bernstein

by Gabriel García Márquez, J. Bernstein

An impoverished, retired colonel visits the harbour every Friday, waiting in vain for an official letter confirming his military pension. Set in a community marked by injustice, this novella is a sparse and powerful study of dignity in adversity.

Accession 10271 ISBN 0330256874 Publisher Pan
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