One day, before the start of the fair, when they were setting up the bookstore, lvaro came with his books and arranged them himself. Memory Changes. What does that mean? 08:37 Of course, everyone understands how valuable that book is. We are calling from who knows where, who knows where. They called me from Mexico, Argentina, Europe, France, Spain. But instead he was very controlled. Instead I said, yes, of course.. They live in a small rented room near the center of town. And lvaros book was on display along with others from his private collection, in an exhibit inside a bookstore that David was running. Its the only version I have of what happened. Supervisor: Yes, it is a provisional file. Each stroke, each seemingly monotonous rant, is intentional and gives strength to the whole. He was tired, he hadnt been sleeping well and he could hear his phone going off, even when no one was calling. And what it meant for the whole country. And lvaro told him: Edgar: That the book was priceless but the ACLI had to answer for this. 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. lvaro: And I said to myself crap, what am I going to do? But at one point David decided to stop giving interviews. But they didnt. Upon being served a "filet mignon with a peach and syrup on top of it" in New Orleans, he fled to Mexico City without further delay. And its like, oh, no, David: And when she tells me, they stole lvaros One Hundred Years of Solitude. Supervisor: Im an investigator with SIJINs anti-theft group. And what it meant for the whole country. And Ill explain a little: David was in charge of the Macondo stall at the Bogot Book Fair. I would rather have that responsibility and not leave other people in charge of it. Nothing I did in films was mine. And I would tell them A first edition of. So everyone who went into the pavilion would see the bookstore. I made calls almost every week. And the lieutenant was nowhere to be seen. And that they had already identified and intercepted him. David: Well, I was totally happy And scared. One day, before the start of the fair, when they were setting up the bookstore, lvaro came with his books and arranged them himself. Find Alt.Latino on the NPR One app and at npr.org/podcasts, Hi, Im Daniel Alarcn. I knew this was a very serious problem but what I was worried about was the institutional issue. They described them as a young olive-skinned man who was about 1.6 meters tall [about 53] and a young blonde woman. Edgar: And I would tell them A first edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude is missing.. 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. The 1975 film The Legend of Lizzie Borden was an example of this. When I try to buy this book theyre going to realize its a first edition.. Overview; View 1 Edition Details; Reviews Lists; Related Books; Publish Date. Dont move, dont move, theyre shooting.. Camila: No, she felt it was more important to stick to the agreement they had made with lvaro. 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. lvaro: This book doesnt belong to me anymore. What is really important and what I take away from all this extends beyond the book. Edgar and the guard stood at the exit of the Pavilion and told everyone who tried to leave. Its shrink-wrapped No, not that one. He said that no one was going to settle down until that book was found. Camila: In other words, people who sell things with dubious origins. That was the phrase the supervisor used. If I had known, I would have started writing a long time ago." 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. And Ill explain: Edgar and Luca had told the fair security about the robbery. lvaro: I would rather have that responsibility and not leave other people in charge of it. Under regular security procedure, they shouldve informed the police. Because that creates insecurity. Camila: They, meaning fair security. We went to another place. lvaro spoke briefly and finally gave the donation. Someone who steals millions and millions of dollars gets eight years in prison and someone who steals a book by Gabo gets 20. He didnt give a lot of details about how the operation went. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. To ask for the phone number of the person in charge of Telfono Rosa. Finally, he was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. And on top of that, the bookstore was going to be at the exit of the Macondo Pavilion, which was clearly the most important one at the fair. No, of course not. In other words, she didnt follow Davids instructions? CliffsNotes study guides are written by real teachers and professors, so no matter what you're studying, CliffsNotes can ease your homework headaches and help you score high on exams. Luca Buitrago: My name is Luca Fernanda Buitrago Montaez. lvaro answered and said Whats up, David? And I said, listen lvaro, they stole your, Yes. Then the guy abandoned the book and they retrieved it at a store. Realized it was a trick. It starts with a call from David Roa to lvaro Castillo. They radioed the poor police officer. I, well, I turned one. Camila: The assistant of General Palomino, the chief of police, was calling him. Nobody. Like saying that lvaro had stolen it himself, which seemed like the meanest possible thing to me. lvaro: Realized it was a trick. I went out right away, I stood in front of the display case and shouted Edgar!. Camila: The weekend went by and lvaro was still getting calls for interviews. She told him that she was going to write the story herself and send it to eltiempo.com. Edgar figures around 300 people or thereabouts. I met him and he gave me the nickname libroviejero [man with the old books]. The ones that have a restricted lane. In 1984, in the small Chilean city of Villa Alemana, Our ninth season is just one week away! Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulantes stories. And that proves to us that Colombians, like Garca Mrquez says, are capable of the worst as well as the best. ADVERTISEMENT. Book Quotes "There are no thieves in this city #juice" Other books like "There are no thieves in this city #juice" Home Manufacture and Use of Unfermented Grape Juice. lvaro: And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. But the guard was a little confused and at one point asked what are we looking for, again?. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. Thats the bad part. Then I opened it to the page with the inscription and said, yes, this is my book, and I started to cry. Pages. He heard the news on La Lucirnaga. I told him, no, if its on La Lucirnaga theyre just messing with people.. There they took their statements. Camila: And then people would be a little more cooperative. When they left the interrogation it was practically nighttime. THERE ARE NO THIEVES IN THIS VILLAGE En este pueblo no hay ladrones. Learn more about Radio Ambulante and this story by visiting our website: . 174 times the minimum wage, enough to buy, I dont know, a small apartment in the southern part of Bogot. I have the worst news you could imagine. But the supervisor started to check other areas to see if they had been offering the book as well. . The officers took me to a major and then I retold the whole story: about Radio Ambulante, the theft, the authorization. My name is Luca Fernanda Buitrago Montaez. bookmarked pages associated with this title. They gave it back to me in this little box. Supervisor: We went to another place. Camila: The friend gave him the email address. He looked at me quietly with this terrified look on his face but he didnt talk to me. Daniel: Hold on. So, of course, for lvaro, if the news came from La Lucirnaga it had to be a joke. Edgar: He stopped in front of the display, saw that the book was missing and put his hands on his head. The worst. I didnt even open the display case. Not even me. lvaro: Now that I think about it, it really was a flimsy lock. He then accuses him of taking 200 pesos, which he never actually took. Weve got a recommended case here. We have accomplished something very important, very important. We went to a car and parked in a parking lot in the basement. Well, I tried everything to find out where Palomino got that 40 thousand dollar figure, but I didnt get an answer. David: Because the whole thing started to break down. That robbery. I spoke with press chiefs, commanders and lieutenants. The title was changed at the suggestion of the author's friends but not without some objection from Garca Mrquez. It does, however, bring to our attention the author's grasp on subtlety, on. So that Saturday afternoon Luca was helping at the cash registers when a friend came to visit her and asked her who had the keys to the display cases. Taking out the cards, like they were shit to me, and leaving them on the desk. He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. He went home and told his wife: "Don't bother me, especially don't bother me about money." Two booksellers from Bogot. And the lieutenant was nowhere to be seen. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis; The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions . He called his mom but she didnt answer. Why? EDITED BYDaniel Alarcn, Silvia Vias y Martina Castro, SOUND DESIGN BYAndrs Azpiri y Camila Segura, The San Juan de Dios hospital was closed to the. I dont know I dont know anything. The fact that the culprit was never found gives me the feeling that things were done a little like the whole thing wasnt so transparent. "Diary of a Shipwrecked Sailor. And I said, I dont know. So he said, Do you want me to give you the email of Telfono Rosa at. Camila: So he thought from now until I get to my house and send the email I will have lost a whole day. in spite of this, to oppression, plundering and abandonment, we respond with life. There came a moment when I lost faith in thinking that the book would turn up if I kept searching people. The first thing I thought was, how am I going to face lvaro when I see him?. Almost impossible. They gave it back to me in this little box. Im calling David. As soon as he got off the phone with the police, he called David. Edgar took the responsibility of explaining to them exactly what was going on. Camila: Ok, so lvaro bought this book in 2006. The story is all over the world., And some rather discouraging news is coming to us from the culture page. I dont know what kind of expression I had because I couldnt see it, but I know it didnt look like I was angry. My guide introduced me to another officer but neither of them knew why I was there. Camila: Yes. And a boy who was somewhere between 10 and 12 years old comes up to me and says hey, arent you the one they stole the book from?. Its unbelievable. When I went out to eat breakfast, I also went by the bookstore. Camila: This is the vice-attorney general at the time, Juan Vicente Valbuena. Ok, so lvaro bought this book in 2006. Im calling David. Not at all. Camila: I have no idea, but you can imagine that he or she might threaten him or something, right? Listen, hurry up, hurry up, theyre waiting. Traffic isnt moving. Well, turn on your siren. So the car went as fast as it could. For instance, people started coming up with really crazy and sometimes very disrespectful theories. Edgar: Our heads were down. So much so that he didnt even ask Luca for many details. 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. He asked Is this your book?. Others, including the supervisor, realize that something had dropped to the ground: a box. And on top of that, the bookstore was going to be at the exit of the Macondo Pavilion, which was clearly the most important one at the fair. Camila: They asked the police in that sector for help. More info atlupa.app. 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? I met with him on that day at the door of the library. Scenes of the colonel making coffee or checking the mail are heartbreaking ruminations on old age that stay with the reader like easy memories. I met him and he gave me the nickname libroviejero [man with the old books]. Im an investigator with SIJINs anti-theft group. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. Camila: We went up to the directors office and he showed me the eight boxes of first editions, the other books, magazines and newspaper clippings he was going to donate. That was the version I heard, the version that was in the press. Happy and absolutely incredulous. I hope you find the book. And I started to cry. lvaro wanted it that way, as an official public act. and any corresponding bookmarks? But. Edgar: He tells me, the police are coming now so you can file a report. Before we go back to our story I want to tell you about another NPR podcast, one about music, called Alt.Latino. Listen to your favorite songs from Memory Changes by There Are No Thieves In This Town Now. 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 . But not just any copy. National Police line, good morning. 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. Everything was very melodramatic. And they decided to infiltrate the black market, where this was being discussed. May I speak with the press department of the police, please? Camila: More than a year ago, in May 2015. The books had cards with bibliographic information. There was another girl who started crying, another bookseller, for no apparent reason because she didnt have anything to do with what was happening, but it was just seeing all of the commotion. The major calls the press chief and tells her the whole story. Supervisor: We have a lot of contact with a number of merchants, lets call them, the good and the bad ones. Listen to music by There Are No Thieves In This Town on Apple Music. If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. And lvaros book was on display along with others from his private collection, in an exhibit inside a bookstore that David was running. What are you trying to find?. Camila: Well, not quite. Daniel: Of course, everyone understands how valuable that book is. Its a decrepit building. Not a computer or a telephone or a photo. This very same box. Like the idea that there was something weird about this version of the story. The gunfight at the O.K. Dont move, dont move, theyre shooting.. 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. Supervisor: And they indicated to us more or less where the guys were going to meet. Aurelio says to tell . You won't find any mention of levitation or flying carpets or crocodile children. lvaro: Were going to send a squad car for you.. Because he got him old books. He told me that every Monday morning, the nearly 1,300 men in the SIJIN gather in a square downtown and do what he calls a developments check, in other words, they are updated on that weeks investigations. , by Gabriel Garca Mrquez, was stolen at the Bogot International Book Fair. It involves a poor, unlicensed dentist, Aurelio Escovar, who is called upon by the village mayor to remove an infected tooth. Smoke Rings (2k16 version) [Bonus] There Are No Thieves In This Town. Their number? I dont know, those guys came to sell the book but they are asking for a lot.. Collection efficiency is aggravated by poor route planning, narrow road . They even had to accompany her outside, so she could cry out there. The dentist informs the mayor that the tooth must be removed using hot forceps and no anesthesia. And you start to feel like a thief, like youre the one whos guilty, because of the interrogation. And what about that figure, that they were going to sell it for 120 million or something like that? This novella about a hapless colonel eagerly awaiting his pension is far from the magical realism Garcia Marquez became so popular for. Thanks to la Productora Snica, Sandra Acero and Jos Luis Pearedonda. And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. 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