Camila: Not much. Don't miss out on an interactive map that shows the book's journey throughout Latin America: All he managed to think was, I dont want more books from the collection to get stolen. So he asked Luca to remove all of lvaros books and store them in a safe place. Its the only version I have of what happened. He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. A sardonic Mexican melodrama from 1964, directed by Alberto Isaac and based on a Gabriel Garcia Marquez story, about a . He took out six dollars and paid the shopkeeper. Also, lvaro was the only person with the keys to the cases. lvaro: If he could give me a discount. In this context it means something like ridiculous. An alternative approach to traditional music. The worst. They put a type of caution tape in front of the display cases, like at a crime scene, and the order was not to move until lvaro arrived. How long were they at it? And Ill explain: Edgar and Luca had told the fair security about the robbery. Camila: The assistant of General Palomino, the chief of police, was calling him. And she asked why?. And I said to myself crap, what am I going to do? So the supervisor starts going by all the book stands in the area and says to the vendors: Listen, brother, a book got stolen around here. Camila: The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. When I saw the hole, it took less than a second to look over the books and realize it was that book: it was. It was wrong. But, getting back to the story So the pavilions other security guard realized that something was happening and went over. Until finally in April 2016 they gave me an appointment to meet with the lieutenant in charge of the case. Camila: There were women who said Im no thief! All I could say was sure, of course, we have to answer for this. I thought I dont know how but we have to answer for this.. Camila: Well, not quite. lvaro: So, do you want to see the book? Camila: How did you feel after that call? Not even me. Im calling to inform you that the book has been found.. While he urinates, she opens the package to find three billiard balls. Im Daniel Alarcn. Palomino spoke first. Of the presumed eight thousand first copies presumed because back in 67 when it was published, records were not as precise as they are today lvaro has found seven. Camila: Thousands upon thousands of people were going to go through there. They hadnt filed a complaint. 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. Listen: So, if you want to buy a book and you know that on the intersection of streets 10 and 13 youll get your socks stolen with your shoes still on, well youre going to turn around, do you understand? The story is all over the world., And some rather discouraging news is coming to us from the culture page. Previous Daniel: And what about the price? lvaro: And I said to myself crap, what am I going to do? Then the guy abandoned the book and they retrieved it at a store. And he began writing the work, which he says he had been brooding over since he was sixteen. Meanwhile, Edgar and the other guard kept on searching everyone who tried to leave. Camila Segura: It starts with a call from David Roa to lvaro Castillo. what am I supposed to say? Garca Mrquez says that he again began writing, "straight off without a break, and afterwards made a great many corrections on the manuscript, made copies, and corrected it again." But Luca is the kind of person who almost never calls. He looked at me quietly with this terrified look on his face but he didnt talk to me. What he did say was that the book had been prepared to be sold when it was discovered. Daniel: Camila Segura is the senior editor at Radio Ambulante. Daniel: Or rather, they dont close But they get filed away? I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. They say that they are meeting on a foot bridge near the neighborhood. He stopped in front of the display, saw that the book was missing and put his hands on his head. But the guard was a little confused and at one point asked what are we looking for, again?. Avatar: Calea Apei era in desfasurare la 20th Century Fox inainte ca Disney sa-l cumpere. And David Roa was the one who asked lvaro to loan him all of those books. The officers took me to a major and then I retold the whole story: about Radio Ambulante, the theft, the authorization. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. It was around eight at night by the time he went to Macondo to get his books. But that was on Sunday, right? Now that I think about it, it really was a flimsy lock. But well, moving past the technicalities, when lvaro arrived at the stand he was really impressed to see all of these people, including criminologists who were dusting for fingerprints. I went out right away, I stood in front of the display case and shouted Edgar!. He comes home at dawn, slips into bed with his sleeping wife and lights a cigarette. The crime that Damaso commits is blamed on what is referred to as the "blackman". The prime suspect was played by Elizabeth Montgomery, who was depicted committing the murders in the film while in the nude, which was censored for American viewers. So he had to split his time between that stand and the Macondo stand, and there he had to interact with thousands of visitors, telling them in great detail about all of the books in his collection. Nobody. When he had finished the novel, his wife informed him that they owed twelve thousand dollars. Presenter: And some rather discouraging news is coming to us from the culture page. lvaro started taking them out and throwing them on the desk. For us those are recommended cases. Were going to send a squad car for you.. The film follows a still unsolved murder from the 1890's in New England. She told him that she was going to write the story herself and send it to eltiempo.com. Camila: He went into a tiny bookstore and asked for the Latin American literature section. I mean, I have been to that book fair. Camila: Thats the bad part. Two booksellers from Bogot. The original title of the novel had been Este Pueblo de Mrida (The Town of Dung). Then I opened it to the page with the inscription and said, yes, this is my book, and I started to cry. The first question they asked him was, how do you feel now? And lvaro answered: Right now I feel different because I realized that this didnt just happen to me, it happened to all of Colombia. Camila: Well, I tried everything to find out where Palomino got that 40 thousand dollar figure, but I didnt get an answer. Im calling David. lvaro: Well, sure, so they can say something, you know? But before he left he asked to use their restroom. Its shrink-wrapped No, not that one. Anyone can come to see it, but always under the supervision of one of the officials in the room. But Luca remembered that the agreement was that only lvaro could handle the books. I made calls almost every week. Because he got him old books. So the supervisor starts going by all the book stands in the area and says to the vendors: Supervisor: Listen, brother, a book got stolen around here. Carolina Guerrero is the CEO. No, wait, Camila, youre speaking Colombian. . Damaso gets whats coming to him in the end. They didnt give lvaro a lot of details either. It was an expression like I dont understand whats happening.. Its hosted by Felix Contreras, and Felix is your guide into the world of Latino arts and culture. But the supervisor put it better. Camila: He insisted that the book was important. And when I turned my head and looked, I saw a first edition of. Well, I tried everything to find out where Palomino got that 40 thousand dollar figure, but I didnt get an answer. He held a press conference just to talk about the incident. At first, Escovar refuses, but he concedes once he's threatened with violence. Camila: Charro. A little later, we went down to the press conference where there were several media outlets. Instead I said, yes, of course.. Damaso is not very good at his profession, for instance, he stole billiard balls instead of anything of value. 76-106. lvaro: And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. 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. It involves a poor, unlicensed dentist, Aurelio Escovar, who is called upon by the village mayor to remove an infected tooth. Or rather, they dont close But they get filed away? . This contradicts the title. He remembers it well. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis; The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions . It may be from here, but I dont really care.. lvaro still didnt tell anyone anything. Daniel: In other words, pay for the book. And when he got to the stand. When we check the box, the first thing we do is see whats inside. The SIJIN is right in the middle of downtown Bogot. lvaro: Edgar didnt talk to me at all. Its unbelievable. Before we go back to our story I want to tell you about another NPR podcast, one about music, called Alt.Latino. I met with him on that day at the door of the library. And, Daniel, I cant tell you how difficult it was to find someone in the police department who would agree to talk to me or who was able to. But on Friday, six days after the robbery, lvaro was in his bookstore, working, when a friend called him and said: Its just that my dad heard it did. May I speak with the press department of the police, please? Perhaps the greatest. Pages. Paint is peeling off the walls and sometimes you get the feeling that the building is abandoned. There was nothing there. Hey Hey Bad Day (Bonus) There Are No Thieves In This Town. And it was the first time the ACLI was in charge of the bookstore at the fair. Removing #book# He held a press conference just to talk about the incident. Their encounter with the dead man changes them, from the inside out. She told him that she was going to write the story herself and send it to eltiempo.com. Damaso is a 20-something layabout and petty thief married to a middle-aged washerwoman named Ana. We are calling from who knows where, who knows where. They called me from Mexico, Argentina, Europe, France, Spain. At that point we organized ourselves and got in three cars. So, do you want to see the book? Camila: And, Daniel, I cant tell you how difficult it was to find someone in the police department who would agree to talk to me or who was able to. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? Yes. Daniel: But then when is it supposed to close? Dont tell me theres another one. Camila: Basically what he is saying is what all of us Colombians already know more or less: that the police give priority to cases involving more important people, people with money, famous people. I hold the rank of supervisor. That day around noon his friend called him back. I said, the worst thing for Luca has to be the worst of the worst of the worst., And David says, what? what happened?. Some news outlets, for example, said that they had found it inside of a house and others said it was at a street stand. 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. In April of this year, 2016, almost a year after his book was recovered, lvaro got some news from the attorney generals office. They put out an all-points bulletin and somehow discovered I dont know how that the book was going to be taken out of the country. Our interns are Emiliano Rodrguez, Andrs Azpiri and Luis Fernando Vargas. 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