No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories

Every time when I'm feeling lonely, I always say "No one writes to the Colonel". That's the feeling that you take away from this book, I def would not recommend this book if your standing on the edge of the rooftop cause you probably will jump (then again i don't recommend reading on edges of rooftops either). The book tells a story of a aging, dying, old man, who fought alongside General Buendia in his heyday, who is waiting for pension from the war day after day. He lost his son, his wife is dying everyday from asthma, he sold all his belongings to pay for food including his son prize fighting cock, all he have left is the hope that one day all his troubles will end when finally receive his pension. One of the central theme in this book is "money isn't everything unless you don't have any".

As usual, Garcia Marquez delivers. Serious social commentary - all of us know about folks who serve their country in wars, to live in poverty and neglect when they return home - but great story!

An excellent translation of Garcia Marques's short stories. The work is exact word by word. Wish they publish the original in Spanish as well. As a student of Spanish literary, this work is a great help.

a series of short stories from marquez that intrique the reader in the same sense his other novels have accomplished

Gabo's fatalism,meloncholy and agony continues in this Chef d'oeuvre making the reader believe that life is Despair as Kafka or Samuel Beckett experienced it.It's about a Colonel who had fought against the government for liberty, rights and freedom ..But after the Truce , the colonel still awaits his mail(pension).The mail and the Rooster are the only hope which are Keeping him alive with his wife..Full of Compassion , sympathy and sufferings .. A must read. If El Dorado ever existed in South America ,then Macondo- the oppsite- also exists there.