Mexico, 1965. 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. 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.". From what I understand, it isnt open because they arent looking for the culprits, but it isnt closed because they havent found them. 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. He later told an Argentinean writer that he could have dictated an entire chapter on the spot if he had had a tape recorder. We are back with Radio Ambulante. The assistant of General Palomino, the chief of police, was calling him. Language. 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 had sold the rest, but the one at the fair was special because it had been signed by Gabo. ( ) ( ) ( . Daniel: In person? Edgar: That there must have been some boss yelling at someone: this has to be found because its getting found. Then someone did something. He had a huge headache. He asked Is this your book?. What does that mean? Where did that number come from? What is really important and what I take away from all this extends beyond the book. rotund (adjective) (of a person) plump; having a full rounded shape. Everything was very melodramatic. He remembers it well. But the guard was a little confused and at one point asked what are we looking for, again?. If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. In 1970, 100 Hundred Years of Solitude was published in English by Harper & Row. Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulantes stories. And this supervisor spends his time walking through downtown Bogot because thats where most robberies happen. They took all of the books out of the display case and started packing them up. Daniel: Ive never heard anyone talk that fast in my whole life. Yes, it will close. Its unbelievable. Show me any old book you see. And sometimes he would show me books and I would have to say man, thats a new book. And what about that figure, that they were going to sell it for 120 million or something like that? Camila: A little later, we went down to the press conference where there were several media outlets. The book wins the Primera Plana prize in Argentina on June 20. It was in Uruguay. And well, now I have to introduce you to two more people. What he did say was that the book had been prepared to be sold when it was discovered. "Now you'll pay for our twenty dead men," he says, and then we understand that the man we're dealing with is no honest official. That night the story was aired on national and international news. He knew there was nothing he could do. The SIJIN is right in the middle of downtown Bogot. The thing is, they found the book but not the thief. Its shrink-wrapped No, not that one. lvaro went back to his house. Camila: When David found out that the story was already all over the media, he got fair security on the phone, a retired colonel. He then accuses him of taking 200 pesos, which he never actually took. 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. In 1961, The Evil Hour (La Mala Hora), which had been completed in Mexico but initially published in Spain, had been published, but only after he had won a Colombian literary prize. That kind of case doesnt close. They gave it back to me in this little box. So he said ah well, Ill sell it to you for six dollars. Camila: He picked up his satchel and left. And they decided to infiltrate the black market, where this was being discussed. They looked like something out of the last century: there were two panes of glass one was sliding and they were held shut by a little lock, a keyhole with a saw-toothed shaped plate. lvaro: But my phone doesnt even have a data plan and the fair didnt have wifi and all that. Then he wrote the facts: when it was stolen and recovered, and it ends with this: Today, May 14th 2015, I am handing it over to the National Library of Colombia so that it may remain there and serve as a symbol of gratitude for all Colombians. More than double what the supervisor told me. However no one will believe Damaso at this point. Camila: lvaro told Edgar that he was going to take the rest of the books and told him to bring a box. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? No one wanted to give a statement. But not just any copy. 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. This is what he told me: Supervisor: No, the investigation is still ongoing. David: Well, I was totally happy And scared. I was laughing at that point. 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. And Ill explain: Edgar and Luca had told the fair security about the robbery. 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: The officer asked us not to use his name. 0 Ratings 6 Want to read; 0 Currently reading; 0 Have read; There are No Thieves in This Town. Solid waste management represents a challenge for municipalities, particularly at the collection stage. Read the Spanish transcript here.. Read an English translation here. But he hadnt even thought about the media. Damaso is a 20-something layabout and petty thief married to a middle-aged washerwoman named Ana. Hey Hey Bad Day (Bonus) There Are No Thieves In This Town. There are no Thieves in This Town - This story is about a thief named Damaso. Camila: In other words, people who sell things with dubious origins. That was the phrase the supervisor used. His prize was a first edition book from 1967. And I turned around and saw that the book was missing. Well, it may be a stretch to say everyone, but certainly Im not exaggerating when I say that Gabo is one of Colombias cultural heroes. Camila: Some news outlets, for example, said that they had found it inside of a house and others said it was at a street stand. Camila: Edgar was at the other end of the store and he rushed to where Luca was. And the lieutenant was nowhere to be seen. There are No Thieves in This Town. Until finally in April 2016 they gave me an appointment to meet with the lieutenant in charge of the case. Camila: Exactly. We sat down and he showed me the book. Edgar was at the other end of the store and he rushed to where Luca was. And today I want to tell you the story of that book. Yes. You guys who are going to be downtown, a book by Gabriel Garca Mrquez was stolen in one of those bookstores, so you need to get in touch with your contacts about it.. He heard the news on La Lucirnaga. I told him, no, if its on La Lucirnaga theyre just messing with people.. I hope you find the book. And I started to cry. And when he got to the stand. Supervisor: When we check the box, the first thing we do is see whats inside. 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. Camila: The other staff at the Macondo store, the ones who were always there. It was an expression like I dont understand whats happening.. No, she felt it was more important to stick to the agreement they had made with lvaro. And as soon as I got there Luca told me weve been robbed. But I think many of us were left with a lot of questions. David wasnt just in charge of that bookstore, he was also the president of the Association of Independent Booksellers, the ACLI [by its initials in Spanish]. There Are No Thieves in This Town Summary Damaso is a 20-something layabout and petty thief married to a middle-aged washerwoman named Ana. 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. And it lasted for about half an hour until. Camila: But Luca is the kind of person who almost never calls. Yes, up to 20 years. Don't miss out on an interactive map that shows the book's journey throughout Latin America: This book belongs to my country and Im going to donate it to the Colombian National Library because from the moment that most Colombians showed their scorn for this act, it became part of everyones heritage. They were about to close the fair and the police never arrived. Edgar: And I would tell them A first edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude is missing.. But what caught my attention was that there were slightly different versions of where the book had been found. Eight police officers went. lvaro answered and said Whats up, David? And I said, listen lvaro, they stole your One Hundred Years of Solitude.. THERE ARE NO THIEVES IN THIS VILLAGE En este pueblo no hay ladrones. I mean, we must be certain of that. Listen to music by There Are No Thieves In This Town on Apple Music. The DIJIN and the SIJIN is very confusing even for us. He insisted that the book was important. lvaro: They were asking me, Where did you get the book, how much did it cost, how did Garca Mrquez inscribe it for you, why did he inscribe it for you, where were you, who had the keys? And I said, Me, I was the only one who had them. How do you know you are the only one? Because they told me I was the only one.. He picked up his satchel and left. Juan Vicente Valbuena: The Attorney General considers the theft of Gabriel Garca Mrquez work a serious attack on our cultural heritage. Luca, for example, said this to me: Well, it doesnt make sense that the police, knowing who was involved, didnt hold anyone accountable for anything, right? If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. Hey man, you heard anything? No, man.. Its shrink-wrapped No, not that one. Around that time, two people from the pavilions logistics team arrived. One of his stories, "There are No Thieves in This Town," was filmed by an experimental group for presentation at the 1965 Locarno Film Festival. 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.". Four in Cuba, two in Colombia and this one in Uruguay. Edgar: I thought a lot of people looked suspicious. The film follows a still unsolved murder from the 1890's in New England. 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. This makes Damaso a hard character to like. Would we be able to do that? Daniel: No, wait, Camila, youre speaking Colombian. It was around 8:30, 9:00 in the morning. I freaked out. Daniel: In other words, to a valuable book, to a media scandal. "The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World," one of his earlier works, sees Garcia Marquez juxtaposing the ordinary and the fantastical. Camila: Just then the squad car arrived to pick up lvaro. Daniel: In other words, pay for the book. 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. A lot of people found that absurd. So, of course, the pressure for everything to be ready and go well was enormous. 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: Now that I think about it, it really was a flimsy lock. This very same box. According to the supervisor, they didnt catch them. 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. Someone who steals millions and millions of dollars gets eight years in prison and someone who steals a book by Gabo gets 20. Of course, but the book hadnt been appraised, it didnt have a price. When we check the box, the first thing we do is see whats inside. I dont know I dont know anything. Edgar: And he said return my book or pay for it. But I dont think the bit about the price is so important. Others said they couldnt speak because they believed they were about to catch the group that had stolen the book. The prosperous town of Silverton is being held to ransom by Zanbar Bone and his bloodthirsty Moon Dogs. Well, not quite. And how many people did they search? 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. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? lvaro: 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?. 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. Edgar: We didnt get into the details of how it happened. And that they had already identified and intercepted him. This book doesnt belong to me anymore. David: I mean, its just not right. The worst. What a country. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. Camila: No, he donated several other things. So I didnt take them out. I have no idea, but you can imagine that he or she might threaten him or something, right? So he started to call them on the radio. When I try to buy this book theyre going to realize its a first edition.. They looked like something out of the last century: there were two panes of glass one was sliding and they were held shut by a little lock, a keyhole with a saw-toothed shaped plate. Yes. Edgar explained what was going on and asked him to get in contact with the fairs security immediately. The officers took me to a major and then I retold the whole story: about Radio Ambulante, the theft, the authorization. He noted signs on the way advising that dogs and Mexicans were prohibited; he thus found himself barred from hotels because of his dark Latin complexion, the bigoted clerks mistaking him for a Mexican. 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? They asked the police in that sector for help. And what it meant for the whole country. No One Writes to the Colonel is published in Colombia. He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. Listen to your favorite songs from Memory Changes by There Are No Thieves In This Town Now. 2023 Course Hero, Inc. All rights reserved. Find Alt.Latino on the NPR One app and at npr.org/podcasts, Hi, Im Daniel Alarcn. Well, obviously I wasnt going to get in an argument with him and say, no, what are you talking about?. Supervisor: We went to another place. Thats not news for Telfono Rosa. I spoke with press chiefs, commanders and lieutenants. 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 . I mean, I have been to that book fair. At other times he worked as an editor and once did publicity for the J. Walter Thompson office in Mexico City. 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.. When he had finished the novel, his wife informed him that they owed twelve thousand dollars. What happened?. Camila: No, she felt it was more important to stick to the agreement they had made with lvaro. I made calls almost every week. There was nothing there. Consuelo: What the loss of this book meant to the country. We investigate all kinds of crimes dealing with kidnapping and theft in all its forms. to doze (verb) to sleep lightly. No one wanted to give a statement. A large part of his Garca Mrquez collection which he had spent years compiling. Camila: Well, you cant hear it very well, but she thanks lvaro, obviously, and says that this book is the start of a great collection that the library wants to create, and that this book in particular is important not just because of its value as a piece of heritage, but also because of what its theft meant for the country. So they started to cause a kind of traffic jam. Palomino spoke first. And lvaro told him: That the book was priceless but the ACLI had to answer for this. Exactly. And he didnt blame whoever was there or anything, either. Thats a bit excessive, dont you think? Camila: How did you feel after that call? Did you know NPR has an app? GPS: You have arrived at your destination. What a country. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Make sure there is adequate airflow where your pet is; Some pets suffer from motion sickness or get extremely stressed when travelling. 1996. If Luca is calling me, its because its important. You can hear it in his voice. Camila: Edgar thought that not much time had passed between when they had been robbed and when they noticed. One of them is The Golden Cock. So I spend a lot of time with them because sometimes theyre victims of the gangs that operate downtown too. The one he had loaned the book to. But I think many of us were left with a lot of questions. lvaro: I was in total disbelief. They radioed the poor police officer. The inscription says: To lvaro Castillo, the book peddler, like yesterday and as always, from your friend Gabriel. 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. Now that I think about it, it really was a flimsy lock. Palomino: We know they were going to sell it for more than 120 million pesos. We are calling from who knows where, who knows where. They called me from Mexico, Argentina, Europe, France, Spain. wasnt the only one that lvaro had acquired in his life. And on top of that the Telfono Rosa comes out once a week. Those were tears of joy. And you would think that a thief is ready for something, dont you think?. Neither floods nor plagues, nor famines nor cataclysms, nor even the eternal wars of century upon century have been able to subdue the persistent advantage of life over death. On social media you could read things like: Thats why this country is backwards. Camila: 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. Remote War #the Role Of Technology# %^ In War #### The Secrets of the Great City A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the . Camila: La Lucirnaga is a radio show where they talk about national news. So much so that he didnt even ask Luca for many details. Some news outlets, for example, said that they had found it inside of a house and others said it was at a street stand. The inscription says: To lvaro Castillo, the book peddler, like yesterday and as always, from your friend Gabriel. And they indicated to us more or less where the guys were going to meet. Of course, at that moment they arent going to stop any petty thief whos shoplifting new books. This novella about a hapless colonel eagerly awaiting his pension is far from the magical realism Garcia Marquez became so popular for. Edgar didnt talk to me at all. Supervisor: So I spend a lot of time with them because sometimes theyre victims of the gangs that operate downtown too. lvaro: They were like CSI or something. Edit. Im calling to inform you that the book has been found.. And I dont want to tell him, but I have to. I hold the rank of supervisor. Camila: Of course, but the book hadnt been appraised, it didnt have a price. is one of the most important newspapers in the country and Telfono Rosa is a news section or rather, a gossip section about celebrities in Colombia that comes out once a week, every Sunday. Its called NPR One and it offers the best from public radio and beyond. The people have compassion for him and do everything they can to offer dignity to the dead. Daniel: In other words, she didnt follow Davids instructions? Camila: He went into a tiny bookstore and asked for the Latin American literature section. The high costs involved in its operation make it difficult to provide the service in all its communities, which results in bad practices (burning, burying, or dumping into a river) and the proliferation of open dumps. I really didnt want to call lvaro. It was like if delivering the book was matter of life or death. Camila: Everyones spirits were as low as they could be. So I went to the restroom, I peed, I took a breath and wiped the sweat off my forehead. But at the time no one thought it was a shoddy lock. He remembers it well. And well, the fair ended on Monday and.. Camila: Everything was going back to normal. lvaro still didnt tell anyone anything. I mean, yes, the book was found and everything was well and good. Daniel: And at this point what is David doing? Like great, now what? Daniel: Of course, everyone understands how valuable that book is. I hold the rank of supervisor. Its hosted by Felix Contreras, and Felix. Damaso stop the wrong persecution. His desk was called the "Cave of the Mafia"; there, he worked for eight to ten hours a day for eighteen months. Others said they couldnt speak because they believed they were about to catch the group that had stolen the book. And this supervisor spends his time walking through downtown Bogot because thats where most robberies happen. 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. National Police line, good morning. Radio Ambulante tells the stories of Latin America. pockmarked (adjective) covered or disfigured with pitted scars or marks on the skin left by pustules or pimples. The display cases where they were being displayed had been set up by pavilion organizers. lvaro: And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. How can that be? So, do you want to see the book? In January of 1965, while driving from Mexico City to Acapulco, he began plans for 100 Hundred Years of Solitude. 08:37 He took out six dollars and paid the shopkeeper. And, Daniel, do you know what Transmilenio is? David Roa: I picked up the phone and called lvaro. "It was a very bad time for me," he has confessed, "a suffocating time. A first edition copy of. The right thing to do was to call him and tell him myself because I was the person he had loaned the books to. According to what the supervisor told me, 50 million pesos. Perhaps the greatest. Today it is in the collections section, along with the other more valuable books in the National Library. Supervisor: Yes, it is a provisional file. How could we do it? And what about the price? And I added a note to the book which I wrote on the first page. It took four or five hours, it was this frustrating thing that wouldnt end. The 1975 film The Legend of Lizzie Borden was an example of this. And lvaro was a secondhand book collector. . Camila: More than a year ago, in May 2015. He asked Is this your book?. And if you hear about it or they come by to try to sell it, youd better give us a call.. And David Roa was the one who asked lvaro to loan him all of those books. So he thought that maybe if they searched people they could find it. No, wait, Camila, youre speaking Colombian. Came up to me looking very friendly and said, You dont know how proud we are to have recovered your book. And on his desk there was a cardboard box for a router. Are you sure you want to remove #bookConfirmation# News, local stories, and your favorite podcasts. Supervisor: They told us: Alright, listen up. This contradicts the title. lvaro: Were only first editions by Garca Mrquez, which made a kind of general timeline starting with his first published book to his last. Camila: Well, not quite. 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. Were talking about a lot of money. From all over the world. Why? We didnt get into the details of how it happened. It drew universal critical acclaim and won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger in France in 1969; that same year it also won Italy's coveted literary award, the Premio Chianciano. Its a decrepit building. Hey man, you heard anything? No, man.. I spoke with press chiefs, commanders and lieutenants. Major: Well, as far as I know, the only book by Garca Mrquez that was stolen was that one. Yes. And I couldnt believe it. Camila: The weekend went by and lvaro was still getting calls for interviews. 64. Daniel: Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. They hadnt filed a complaint. In his Nobel lecture in Stockholm, he declared: "This, my friends, is the very scale of our solitude . Daniel: Thats a big deal. I mean, yes, the book was found and everything was well and good. lvaro: And I saw on Facebook someone posted, Hooray! But I dont think the bit about the price is so important. In other words, people who sell things with dubious origins. That was the phrase the supervisor used. Four in Cuba, two in Colombia and this one in Uruguay. It really has more to do with Colombia than with Garca Mrquez or any stolen first edition. They said they had found out that someone had the book and that this person had set up a meeting with a possible buyer. The worst. The weekend went by and lvaro was still getting calls for interviews. Supervisor: And they indicated to us more or less where the guys were going to meet. lvaro just arranged the books and made a verbal agreement with David that lvaro was the only person who could touch his books. He stopped in front of the display, saw that the book was missing and put his hands on his head. Damaso is a night prowler who frequents the local bar and pool hall. But made-up people and stories are featured on the show to make fun of whats going on in the country. Discuss the best option with your vet; Daniel: Or rather, they dont close But they get filed away? 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