Description
| Product ID: | 9780719008368 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Hispanic Texts |
| Title: | El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba |
| Authors: | Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Giovanni Pontiero |
| Page Count: | 120 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez has been described as the greatest writer in Spanish since Cervantes, and El coronel no tiene quien le escriba is considered to be one of his best works. This reflective and atmospheric novel is set in a small Colombian town where the frustrated and stubborn Colonel, a veteran of the 'War of a Thousand Days', is still, after thirty years, waiting for the letter authorising payment of his war pension. The old soldier and his wife mourn the brutal killing of their only son, and the story of their struggle against poverty and sickness culminates in the Colonel's defiant refusal to part with his cherished fighting cock, however serious the consequences. The moving narrative pays tribute to the resilience of human nature and man's will to survive in the face of heavy odds. The novel also throws light on the turbulent religious and political troubles in Latin America. Now revised to include an updated chronology and bibliography, Giovanni Pontiero's acclaimed critical edition provides English-speaking students with an introduction to, and notes on the text, and a selected vocabulary. -- . |
| Imprint Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1981-06-25 |
