Name: loyal soldiers in the cocaine kingdom: tales of drugs, mules, and gunmen
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ISBN: 9780231129145

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loyal soldiers in the cocaine kingdom: tales of drugs, mules, and gunmen

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alfredo Molano

Publisher

columbia university press

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

168

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm

ISBN

0231129149

ISBN13

9780231129145

Synopsis "loyal soldiers in the cocaine kingdom: tales of drugs, mules, and gunmen"

Loyal Soldiers in the Cocaine Kingdom opens a window on a rarely glimpsed world: the couriers who transport drugs from Colombia into the United States and Europe. Written by one of Colombia's leading writers, the book lets English-speaking readers get a good look--for the first time--at the people behind the drug trade. Colombians from many different backgrounds and parts of the country tell the story of how they got involved in smuggling and how some of them managed to get out alive. This book is about the predicament in which ordinary Colombians find themselves, forced to find a way out of poverty in the middle of an unending civil war. Based on Alfred Molano's visits to Spanish and Latin American jails, Loyal Soldiers in the Cocaine Kingdom combines the gut-wrenching honesty of testimonial literature with the passionate storytelling we have come to expect from Latin America. In his native Colombia Molano has been compared to Gabriel García Marquez, and indeed the many layered narratives in this book resemble harrowing fictions.

Alfredo Molano

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Alfredo Molano Bravo (1944-2019) was a Colombian sociologist, journalist, and writer, known for his work in testimonial literature and chronicle. His works address the armed conflict in Colombia, peasant struggles, and forced displacement. Among his most notable books are Los años del tropel: relatos de la violencia (1985), Trochas y fusiles (1994), and A lomo de mula (2011), where he portrays the stories of communities affected by the war.

His narrative style combines the rigor of journalism with the depth of sociological analysis, giving voice to those who have suffered the conflict. His work has been fundamental for understanding the recent history of Colombia and has been widely recognized in the academic and literary fields.

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