News of a Kidnapping
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News of a Kidnapping is a non-fiction
book by Gabriel García Márquez
. It was first published in Spanish in 1996, with an English translation released in 1997.
The book recounts the kidnapping, imprisonment, and eventual release of a handful of prominent figures in Colombia
in the early 1990s by the Medellín Cartel
, a drug cartel
founded and operated by Pablo Escobar
.
The book begins with an account of the abductions of Maruja Pachón and Beatriz Villamizar de Guerrero the evening of 7 November 1990. People presume that Maruja was kidnapped because her sister is Gloria Pachón, widow of the journalist and New Liberalism
founder Luis Carlos Galán
. Beatriz is Maruja's sister-in-law and her personal assistant.
The book then examines the first in a series of related kidnappings. On 30 August 1990, Diana Turbay
, director of the TV news program Criptón and magazine Hoy x Hoy, was abducted along with four members of her news team. They include editor Azucena Liévano, writer Juan Vitta, and camera operators Richard Becerra and Orlando Acevedo. German journalist Hero Buss was also with them when they were taken. Turbay is the daughter of former Colombian president and Liberal Party leader Julio César Turbay.
The kidnappings on 18 September 1990 of Marina Montoya and Francisco Santos Calderón
, editor in chief of El Tiempo newspaper, are also recounted.
's 'News of a Kidnapping
,'" Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was quoted as having said in a meeting with his daughters in September 2011
. Musavi, together with his wife, Zahra Rahnavard
, has been under house arrest
since February 2011
. After a week, some Persian book reference websites reported that News of a Kidnapping
was among the best-selling "rare books" in Iran
.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
book by Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
. It was first published in Spanish in 1996, with an English translation released in 1997.
The book recounts the kidnapping, imprisonment, and eventual release of a handful of prominent figures in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
in the early 1990s by the Medellín Cartel
Medellín Cartel
The Medellín Cartel was an organized network of "drug suppliers and smugglers" originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia. The drug cartel operated in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Central America, the United States, as well as Canada and Europe throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It was founded and...
, a drug cartel
Drug cartel
Drug cartels are criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized commercial enterprises. The term was applied when the largest trafficking...
founded and operated by Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord. He was an elusive cocaine trafficker and rich and successful criminal. He owned numerous luxury residences, automobiles, and even airplanes...
.
The book begins with an account of the abductions of Maruja Pachón and Beatriz Villamizar de Guerrero the evening of 7 November 1990. People presume that Maruja was kidnapped because her sister is Gloria Pachón, widow of the journalist and New Liberalism
New Liberalism (Colombia)
Colombian politician Luis Carlos Galán founded the Nuevo Liberalismo in 1979, as a dissident force of the Colombian Liberal Party.Running against both the conservatives and the mainstream party, Galán lost the elections in 1982...
founder Luis Carlos Galán
Luis Carlos Galán
Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento was a Colombian journalist and liberal politician who ran for the presidency of Colombia on two occasions, the first time representing the Liberal Party in 1982 which he lost to Belisario Betancur...
. Beatriz is Maruja's sister-in-law and her personal assistant.
The book then examines the first in a series of related kidnappings. On 30 August 1990, Diana Turbay
Diana Turbay
Diana Turbay Quintero was a Colombian journalist, killed during the rescue operation while kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel...
, director of the TV news program Criptón and magazine Hoy x Hoy, was abducted along with four members of her news team. They include editor Azucena Liévano, writer Juan Vitta, and camera operators Richard Becerra and Orlando Acevedo. German journalist Hero Buss was also with them when they were taken. Turbay is the daughter of former Colombian president and Liberal Party leader Julio César Turbay.
The kidnappings on 18 September 1990 of Marina Montoya and Francisco Santos Calderón
Francisco Santos Calderón
Francisco Santos Calderón also known as Pacho Santos born 14 August 1961 in the city of Bogotá, is a Colombian politician and journalist. Santos was elected as Álvaro Uribe's second runner up and became Vice President in the Colombian elections of 2002...
, editor in chief of El Tiempo newspaper, are also recounted.
Mir Hosein Mousavi
"If you want to understand my situation, read Gabriel Garcia MarquezGabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
's 'News of a Kidnapping
News of a Kidnapping
thumb|1st edition News of a Kidnapping is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez...
,'" Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was quoted as having said in a meeting with his daughters in September 2011
September 2011
September 2011 was the ninth month of the current year. It began on a Thursday and ended after 30 days on a Friday.- Portal:Current events :...
. Musavi, together with his wife, Zahra Rahnavard
Zahra Rahnavard
Zahra Rahnavard is an Iranian artist and politician.-Early life:Rahnavard was born in Borujerd, Iran. Her father Haj-Fathali was a Fundamentalist Sh'ia and anti-Communist. After hearing of a gathering of Sh'ia clerics in Iran, Haj-Fathali emigrated to Khomein, Markazi Province where Zahra was born...
, has been under house arrest
House arrest
In justice and law, house arrest is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to his or her residence. Travel is usually restricted, if allowed at all...
since February 2011
February 2011
February 2011 was the second month of the current year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 28 days on a Monday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from February 2011....
. After a week, some Persian book reference websites reported that News of a Kidnapping
News of a Kidnapping
thumb|1st edition News of a Kidnapping is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez...
was among the best-selling "rare books" in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.