Con las manos en alto

Synopsis of Con las manos en alto

«Con las manos en alto» is the short story collection by Germán Castro Caycedo about episodes of the war in Colombia, published by Planeta in 2001 in hardback.

The book brings together a series of stories that portray episodes of the war in Colombia. Through different voices and settings, it approaches the violence, tension and daily life amid the conflict. It includes stories such as «Noche de naturalezas muertas», «El silencio de los inocentes» and «Tempestad de fusiles antes del amanecer».

First edition published in Bogotá in 2001; 254 pages in Spanish.

For readers interested in Colombian literature and episodes of the armed conflict.