by Gabriel García Márquez · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420646145
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«El coronel no tiene quien le escriba» is the novel by Gabriel García Márquez, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
A retired colonel and his wife struggle to survive in a coastal town in Colombia while waiting, for fifteen years, for the pension that never arrives for his services in a civil war. Their only valuable possession is a fighting cock bequeathed by their son, in which they place their hope of escaping poverty and preserving their dignity.
The novel was originally published in 1961; this edition belongs to the Alianza Cien collection, number 14.
Due to its short length and sober style, it is a gateway to García Márquez and a common read for students of Spanish.
Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
