Title: was something lost in the translation???
Product review: This book shows how a gifted fiction writer can struggle with non-fiction. Makes what could have been a fascinating story into a rather dull one. Shows none of the poetry and mysticism that a reader of Garcia or other South American writers would expect. I keep thinking that somehow a good book was lost in the translation from Spanish to English.The stories main focus is on the day to day life in captivity of the various hostages. Very dull stuff. What would have been far more interesting is the story of Escabar - and how/why he was able to rise to be such a force in Colombian society.
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