Around that time, two people from the pavilions logistics team arrived. I should say something and do something very meaningful so it seems like Im doing something. Its like really absurd because it was like, not this, this is bigger than me and I have no idea what Im going to do. lvaro took the book to Colombia and it ended up being part of that exhibit I mentioned before, at the Book Fair, along with 31 other books from his private collection. The people have compassion for him and do everything they can to offer dignity to the dead. Daniel: And what did he say about recovering the book? Well, obviously I wasnt going to get in an argument with him and say, no, what are you talking about?. 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. Camila: I know, he talks really fast, its almost like he doesnt even stop to breathe. Im Daniel Alarcn. So the case with the book was clearly recommended. I mean, at that point I was much more worried and I really wanted to go figure out what had happened with the police because I was really worried that this was going to turn into a big story in the media and we hadnt even filed a report. David: Because the whole thing started to break down. So, of course, the pressure for everything to be ready and go well was enormous. That was the version I heard, the version that was in the press. Around that time, two people from the pavilions logistics team arrived. And she asked why?. Camila: They say that they are meeting on a foot bridge near the neighborhood. lvaro thanked them and was clearly moved. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis; The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions . But on Friday, six days after the robbery, lvaro was in his bookstore, working, when a friend called him and said: lvaro: Brother, so the book turned up?, lvaro: Its just that my dad heard it did. Camila: lvaro told Edgar that he was going to take the rest of the books and told him to bring a box. What the loss of this book meant to the country. The blackman takes the blame for Damasos crime. Weve got a recommended case here. I hold the rank of supervisor. A lot of people found that absurd. Its unbelievable. He said that the National Police were investigating the case and that he had to make it clear that not only were the individuals who stole the book responsible, but also anyone who bought it. They questioned and doubted everything I said. Like great, now what? 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. And they decided to infiltrate the black market, where this was being discussed. He got out and the shopkeeper, before giving him the book. GPS: You have arrived at your destination. So I went to the SIJN offices. Daniel: But then when is it supposed to close? Camila: And, well, we already know how that call went. Read the Spanish transcript here.. Read an English translation here. Camila: Well, thats exactly what I wanted to know. As a collector, lvaro knew exactly what a first edition looked like. One of them is The Golden Cock. Camila: And well, Im telling you all this, Daniel, because I sat there for almost two hours and I couldnt believe how much bureaucracy I had to deal with. They live in a small rented room near the center of town. They say that they are meeting on a foot bridge near the neighborhood. He heard the news on La Lucirnaga. I told him, no, if its on La Lucirnaga theyre just messing with people.. Edgar: He stopped in front of the display, saw that the book was missing and put his hands on his head. Gautibonza, the chief of police for Bogot, told him that when they found out about the robbery. Their encounter with the dead man changes them, from the inside out. Perhaps the greatest. Camila: Yes, those. I answered, Hello?. No, wait, Camila, youre speaking Colombian. And when he got to the stand. Camila: Yes, it is massive. They hired two security guards who were only tasked with watching the bookstore, and on top of that, they agreed that one person on their staff would be at the cases at all times. Camila: Yes. Gracias, Gabo. No, she felt it was more important to stick to the agreement they had made with lvaro. I looked at the display case and the lock was missing. There were women who said Im no thief! Daniel: But that was on Sunday, right? The album is a majestically chaotic tapestry held together by moments of sweet serenity blended into gales of noise and disharmony. Yeah, I know. But at the time no one thought it was a shoddy lock. George C. (George Charles) Husmann. That morning lvaro was getting ready to give a television interview at the central plaza of the book fair when dozens of kids, students from some grade school, came in. Each stroke, each seemingly monotonous rant, is intentional and gives strength to the whole. Alberto Isaac. And he opened the box and there was the book. Because he got him old books. Exactly. And you would think that a thief is ready for something, dont you think?. I made calls almost every week. An officer met me and brought me to a small office filled with empty cubicles. His prize was a first edition book from 1967. Don't miss out on an interactive map that shows the book's journey throughout Latin America: Camila: They, meaning fair security. Im an investigator with SIJINs anti-theft group. What he did say was that the book had been prepared to be sold when it was discovered. David: I said, lvaro, youre not going to believe it but I think Im happier than you are.. According to the supervisor, they didnt catch them. Camila: Exactly. lvaro: This book doesnt belong to me anymore. "Diary of a Shipwrecked Sailor. And Im Camila Segura. We went to a car and parked in a parking lot in the basement. Where did that number come from? I really didnt want to call lvaro. Faced with this awesome reality that must have seemed a mere utopia through all of human time, we, the inventors of tales, who will believe anything, feel entitled to believe that it is not yet too late to engage in the creation of the opposite utopia.". Were talking about a lot of money. I freaked out. Ana protests that he could have been shot, and (read more from the There Are No Thieves in This Town Summary). Camila: It will only close the moment someone is captured. And as soon as I got there Luca told me weve been robbed. May I speak with the press department of the police, please? So everyone who went into the pavilion would see the bookstore. lvaro: He stood there looking at me and he said Had you seen this cover before? And I told him no. So I tossed it in a bag, said thank you and left. Camila: I have no idea, but you can imagine that he or she might threaten him or something, right? I went out right away, I stood in front of the display case and shouted Edgar!. Dont tell me theres another one. . I want to get this over with fast. And I said, jokingly, if this isnt done by Thursday, Im donating it to the National Museum on Friday.. But before he left he asked to use their restroom. 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. Garcia Marquez has left us but, thankfully, his work remains. Exactly. I wasnt friends with Garca Mrquez. News, local stories, and your favorite podcasts. 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. It seems like yet another typical event in the unusual and magical country of Macondo, but it is real. At first, Escovar refuses, but he concedes once he's threatened with violence. Yes, it will close. Juan Vidal is a writer and cultural critic from Miami. Camila: Eight police officers went. Camila: Sort of. So, of course, the first thing the supervisor does is call the chief of police to tell him that he has this information, and his chief tell his own boss to tell him. But not just any copy. Camila: lvaro still didnt tell anyone anything. I didnt even open the display case. But made-up people and stories are featured on the show to make fun of whats going on in the country. And lvaros book was on display along with others from his private collection, in an exhibit inside a bookstore that David was running. And Ill explain a little: David was in charge of the Macondo stall at the Bogot Book Fair. Edgar didnt talk to me at all. Based on a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in which he narrates the misadventures of people living in a small town that discovers that the billiard balls have disappeared from the only center of . Garca Mrquez had died a year earlier, in April 2014, and this book fair was being held in his honor. The first time I tried was in June 2015. Discover the stars who skyrocketed on IMDb's STARmeter chart this year, and explore more of the Best of 2022; including top trailers, posters, and photos. It may be from here, but I dont really care.. Edit. They were about to close the fair and the police never arrived. And well, the fair ended on Monday and.. Everything was going back to normal. And it lasted for about half an hour until. Camila: So they agreed the donation would be on Thursday, May 14th at 4pm. Supervisor: I mean, a lot of years are going to go by but the case isnt going to close. Everyones spirits were as low as they could be. Quote for turning point 2 - "There were 200 pesos" said Rouge "And now there going to take them out of your hide, not so much for being a thief, but for being a fool.". Edgar explained what was going on and asked him to get in contact with the fairs security immediately. lvaro: And in Montevideo I really like to walk down a street called Calle Tristn Narvaja, which is a street that is full of secondhand bookstores. I also asked lvaro what he knew about that. Camila: Exactly. But not just any copy. Edgar and the guard stood at the exit of the Pavilion and told everyone who tried to leave. A large part of his Garca Mrquez collection which he had spent years compiling. lvaro: I think that was the only time I showed any anger. 05. Daniel: In other words, she didnt follow Davids instructions? I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. But if they capture one person and two people tried to sell the book and the third person is the buyer, itll close the day all three are caught. The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. And on top of that the Telfono Rosa comes out once a week. Camila: Well, he hadnt set foot in the fair since the robbery. Camila: And then people would be a little more cooperative. And if you hear about it or they come by to try to sell it, youd better give us a call.. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. Before we go back to our story I want to tell you about another NPR podcast, one about music, called Alt.Latino. Let us not trick ourselves into thinking the big books are the only ones worth our time. He stood there looking at me and he said Had you seen this cover before? And I told him no. So I tossed it in a bag, said thank you and left. 08:37 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. Supervisor: So I spend a lot of time with them because sometimes theyre victims of the gangs that operate downtown too. The inscription says: To lvaro Castillo, the book peddler, like yesterday and as always, from your friend Gabriel. Nobody. I mean, I have been to that book fair. And it makes me very sad because the book was stolen, but it also gives me peace, tranquility and pride knowing that there are people who can feel another persons minor misfortune, compared to the many misfortunes in life and in the country, as if it were their own. How can that be? And while it can be easy to focus most of our praise on One Hundred Years of Solitude, undoubtedly his most important novel, let us not forget the stories. Camila: No, of course not. And I would tell them A first edition of. 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. He was at en event at his bookstore when he found out the news was everywhere. lvaro: And my phone started ringing. The worst. Camila: And Im Camila Segura. Those who stole the work can suffer penalties ranging from 6 to 20 years, as well as those who commit the crime of handling stolen goods, meaning, buying this stolen good, could get 4 to 12 years in jail. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. She told him that she was going to write the story herself and send it to eltiempo.com. lvaro started taking them out and throwing them on the desk. Silvia Vias and I edited this story with the help of Martina Castro. Edgar: Our heads were down. Camila: Thousands upon thousands of people were going to go through there. We started driving all over the place. He comes home at dawn, slips into bed with his sleeping wife and lights a cigarette. And it was the first time the ACLI was in charge of the bookstore at the fair. 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 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 in Montevideo I really like to walk down a street called Calle Tristn Narvaja, which is a street that is full of secondhand bookstores. He had a huge headache. I said, the worst thing for Luca has to be the worst of the worst of the worst., Luca: And David says, what? He was tired, he hadnt been sleeping well and he could hear his phone going off, even when no one was calling. Camila: Some of the eight police officers went after the men. The books on display. Realized it was a trick. We are back with Radio Ambulante. Camila: He went into a tiny bookstore and asked for the Latin American literature section. "It was a very bad time for me," he has confessed, "a suffocating time. And what it meant for the whole country. 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. He heard the news on, is a radio show where they talk about national news. lvaro: Where did that number come from? 174 times the minimum wage, enough to buy, I dont know, a small apartment in the southern part of Bogot. I was laughing at that point. But that was on Sunday, right? Juan Vicente Valbuena: The Attorney General considers the theft of Gabriel Garca Mrquez work a serious attack on our cultural heritage. 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. It will only close the moment someone is captured. Its the only version I have of what happened. Camila: He got out and the shopkeeper, before giving him the book. 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. A large part of his Garca Mrquez collection which he had spent years compiling. He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. Listen, hurry up, hurry up, theyre waiting. Traffic isnt moving. Well, turn on your siren. So the car went as fast as it could. Edgar: He tells me, the police are coming now so you can file a report. Camila: He took out six dollars and paid the shopkeeper. The book was found! And I said, but how could the book be found without anyone telling me? And all of a sudden my phone rings. Instead I said, yes, of course.. Edgar thought that someone who worked there had taken it but Luca explained that lvaro was the only one with the key. . 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. Ive never heard anyone talk that fast in my whole life. lvaro answered and said Whats up, David? And I said, listen lvaro, they stole your One Hundred Years of Solitude.. 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