News Of A Kidnapping by Gabriel García Márquez

News Of A Kidnapping

Gabriel García Márquez

291 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

This text narrates the kidnapping of Maruja, a well-connected journalist in her 50s living in Botoga, and of her sister-in-law, Beatriz, by the gangs run by Pablo Escobar, head of the Medellin drug cartel, and one of the richest men in the world.

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Moods

tense 83%
informative 66%
dark 55%
emotional 44%
challenging 22%
reflective 22%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 11%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 35%
fast 11%

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3.75

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