The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
This is Marquez's account of a real-life event. In 1955, eight crew members of the destroyer Caldas, were swept into the Caribbean Sea. The sole survivor, Luis Alejandro Belasco, told the true version of the events to Marquez, causing great scandal at the time.
This is Marquez's account of a real-life event. In 1955, eight crew members of the destroyer Caldas, were swept into the Caribbean Sea. The sole survivor, Luis Alejandro Belasco, told the true version of the events to Marquez, causing great scandal at the time.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140157550 (0140157557)
Publish date: February 29th 1996
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 106
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Literary Fiction,
Spanish Literature,
Latin American,
Latin American Literature,
Fiction
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