Damaso finds Ana sitting on their bed, fully clothed. How long were they at it? Perhaps the greatest. Camila: They say that they are meeting on a foot bridge near the neighborhood. As well as anyone who acquires it. Camila: Then they told him he had to go to a press conference. Camila: The officers jump out of the cars, and he tells me that there were four or five guys there when the police came and they started running. He got out and the shopkeeper, before giving him the book. Camila: They arrived at the police station and the chief of police, Palomino. She told him that she was going to write the story herself and send it to eltiempo.com. But before he left he asked to use their restroom. And as soon as I got there Luca told me weve been robbed. Interviews with cultural icons like Rita Moreno and Carlos Santana as well as contemporary vanguards like Calle 13 or author Junot Diaz. You can hear it in his voice. Listen to music by There Are No Thieves In This Town on Apple Music. Faced with this awesome reality that must have seemed a mere utopia through all of human time, we, the inventors of tales, who will believe anything, feel entitled to believe that it is not yet too late to engage in the creation of the opposite utopia.". This story is about a thief named Damaso. That youre not going to go where they steal your socks with your shoes still on. Supervisor: When we check the box, the first thing we do is see whats inside. He looked at me quietly with this terrified look on his face but he didnt talk to me. No one did. Supervisor: I mean, a lot of years are going to go by but the case isnt going to close. Camila: Well, you cant hear it very well, but she thanks lvaro, obviously, and says that this book is the start of a great collection that the library wants to create, and that this book in particular is important not just because of its value as a piece of heritage, but also because of what its theft meant for the country. They looked like something out of the last century: there were two panes of glass one was sliding and they were held shut by a little lock, a keyhole with a saw-toothed shaped plate. . Camila: So they agreed the donation would be on Thursday, May 14th at 4pm. What the loss of this book meant to the country. I answered, Hello?. Not much. It was a first edition, and worse still, one that Garca Mrquez signed for lvaro. Nabo: the Black Man Who Made the Angels Wait, Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses, The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother, No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories. Not knowing what he was going to do, Edgar put the box in storage and ordered that no one touch it. They hadnt filed a complaint. lvaro: And I said to myself crap, what am I going to do? It really has more to do with Colombia than with Garca Mrquez or any stolen first edition. But on Friday, six days after the robbery, lvaro was in his bookstore, working, when a friend called him and said: Its just that my dad heard it did. David: Well, I was totally happy And scared. May I speak with the press department of the police, please? He asked Is this your book?. Well, as far as I know, the only book by Garca Mrquez that was stolen was that one. by Gabriel Garca Mrquez. And its like, oh, no, And when she tells me, they stole lvaros. Thanks to Gustavo Martnez for his help. Garca Mrquez had died a year earlier, in April 2014, and this book fair was being held in his honor. So he said ah well, Ill sell it to you for six dollars. This book belongs to my country and Im going to donate it to the Colombian National Library because from the moment that most Colombians showed their scorn for this act, it became part of everyones heritage. Its huge. I was almost expecting him to start cursing and shouting and get violent. But they didnt, When David found out that the story was already all over the media, he got fair security on the phone, a retired colonel. "It was a very bad time for me," he has confessed, "a suffocating time. But he hadnt even thought about the media. wasnt the only one that lvaro had acquired in his life. Camila: About 40 thousand dollars. lvaro thanked them and was clearly moved. Find top songs and albums by There Are No Thieves In This Town, including Of the Things I Would Not Have Omitted to Note and Treasure, Within Your Little Hour of Grace and more. He remembers it well. But the chief of police gave a different figure. It was around 8:30, 9:00 in the morning. He had sold the rest, but the one at the fair was special because it had been signed by Gabo. Yes, those. Learn more about Radio Ambulante and this story by visiting our website: radioambulante.org. I really didnt want to call lvaro. It says: I bought this copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude in Montevideo, Uruguay. An alternative approach to traditional music. lvaro: And in Montevideo I really like to walk down a street called Calle Tristn Narvaja, which is a street that is full of secondhand bookstores. As soon as he got off the phone with the police, he called David. I should say something and do something very meaningful so it seems like Im doing something. Its like really absurd because it was like, not this, this is bigger than me and I have no idea what Im going to do. So he said ah well, Ill sell it to you for six dollars. And she asked why?. He picked up the book and looked at the price: 180 Uruguayan pesos, which at that time was about seven dollars. City of Thieves. . There was a major, there was a colonel, there was a captain from the Heritage department, there was an officer from the SIJIN and from the DIJIN. It was like the worst thing that could happen to me three days before the end of the fair. Camila: He told me that every Monday morning, the nearly 1,300 men in the SIJIN gather in a square downtown and do what he calls a developments check, in other words, they are updated on that weeks investigations. The first thing I thought was, how am I going to face lvaro when I see him?. I mean, it wasnt all of the first editions because they wouldnt all fit, but it was something representative of his work. Garca Mrquez says that he again began writing, "straight off without a break, and afterwards made a great many corrections on the manuscript, made copies, and corrected it again." lvaro: And she says lvaro, you have no idea what kind of shit storm this has caused. Camila: Not knowing what he was going to do, Edgar put the box in storage and ordered that no one touch it. His desk was called the "Cave of the Mafia"; there, he worked for eight to ten hours a day for eighteen months. Edgar didnt talk to me at all. We are calling from who knows where, who knows where. They called me from Mexico, Argentina, Europe, France, Spain. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. But at the time no one thought it was a shoddy lock. Also, lvaro was the only person with the keys to the cases. Camila: Basically what he is saying is what all of us Colombians already know more or less: that the police give priority to cases involving more important people, people with money, famous people. Comedy. Well, it may be a stretch to say everyone, but certainly Im not exaggerating when I say that Gabo is one of Colombias cultural heroes. His friend asked him to tell her everything in detail. Yes. 20 years in prison for stealing a book? So, of course, the first thing the supervisor does is call the chief of police to tell him that he has this information, and his chief tell his own boss to tell him. When they said, hey, come here, sargeant. Whats going on, man? Theyre trying to sell that book. What? Yeah. And who are they? I dont know, theyre some guys from La Perseverancia.. According to the supervisor, they didnt catch them. Damaso is a night prowler who frequents the local bar and pool hall. And when I turned my head and looked, I saw a first edition of. And I couldnt believe it. Thank you for listening to Radio Ambulante. Daniel: And how many people did they search? I was very limited in what I could do and I appreciated then that in the novel the writer has complete control." We started driving all over the place. And when he got to the stand. Thats the bad part. lvaro: Listen, hurry up, hurry up, theyre waiting. Traffic isnt moving. Well, turn on your siren. So the car went as fast as it could. confidential He dates his interest in writing to an impulse to draw comics as a child. But what are their names, man? There were women who said Im no thief! Exactly. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. He comes home at dawn, slips into bed with his sleeping wife and lights a cigarette. Like great, now what? Some news outlets, for example, said that they had found it inside of a house and others said it was at a street stand. He thought about posting something on Facebook but he decided it was better not to. Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulantes stories. Finally, he was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. Barely a sheet of paper. Camila: The other staff at the Macondo store, the ones who were always there. Edgar explained what was going on and asked him to get in contact with the fairs security immediately. It seems like yet another typical event in the unusual and magical country of Macondo, but it is real. More than double what the supervisor told me. And on top of that, the bookstore was going to be at the exit of the Macondo Pavilion, which was clearly the most important one at the fair. Daniel: The people in charge of investigating crimes in Bogot. Were talking about a lot of money. And they came with four or five motorcycles. And you start to feel like a thief, like youre the one whos guilty, because of the interrogation. That morning lvaro was getting ready to give a television interview at the central plaza of the book fair when dozens of kids, students from some grade school, came in. Even after dozens of conversations with the lieutenant, even though I carried with me a signed authorization, at one point I came to think that I was going to leave that place without an interview. Then the guy abandoned the book and they retrieved it at a store. Daniel: Hold on. When they hung up, lvaro was in shock. But on the other hand, he was certain he didnt want lvaro to find out from someone else. But before he left he asked to use their restroom. Which is to say, it would be nice if all of the cases the police handled where recommended cases and they were just as efficient when they deal with the robbery of an average, ordinary citizen. Camila: Well, thats exactly what I wanted to know. David: There was a very diligent group of police. I mean, yes, the book was found and everything was well and good. He held a press conference just to talk about the incident. Undetermined. A first edition copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garca Mrquez, was stolen at the Bogot International Book Fair. What he did say was that the book had been prepared to be sold when it was discovered. We went to a car and parked in a parking lot in the basement. I mean, we must be certain of that. Acesta este unul dintre putinele filme Fox care continua produsul sub proprietatea Disney. I didnt even open the display case. Major: Well, as far as I know, the only book by Garca Mrquez that was stolen was that one. They live in a small rented room near the center of town. Because he got him old books. But the guard was a little confused and at one point asked what are we looking for, again?. 08:37 Camila: Sort of. Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulantes stories. He told me that every Monday morning, the nearly 1,300 men in the SIJIN gather in a square downtown and do what he calls a developments check, in other words, they are updated on that weeks investigations. Damaso is a night prowler who frequents the local bar and pool hall. Daniel: Camila Segura is the senior editor at Radio Ambulante. How could we do it? In 1982, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. But well, moving past the technicalities, when lvaro arrived at the stand he was really impressed to see all of these people, including criminologists who were dusting for fingerprints. Supervisor: So I spend a lot of time with them because sometimes theyre victims of the gangs that operate downtown too. The first question they asked him was, how do you feel now? And lvaro answered: Right now I feel different because I realized that this didnt just happen to me, it happened to all of Colombia. David hung up with Luca and it took him about 10 minutes to call lvaro. Just then the squad car arrived to pick up lvaro. I met him and he gave me the nickname libroviejero [man with the old books]. The Attorney General considers the theft of Gabriel Garca Mrquez work a serious attack on our cultural heritage. The first question they asked him was, how do you feel now? And lvaro answered: lvaro: Right now I feel different because I realized that this didnt just happen to me, it happened to all of Colombia. I told him, I dont want to talk right now and I hung up. And if you hear about it or they come by to try to sell it, youd better give us a call.. This book belongs to my country and Im going to donate it to the Colombian National Library because from the moment that most Colombians showed their scorn for this act, it became part of everyones heritage. Would we be able to do that? David: I mean, at that point I was much more worried and I really wanted to go figure out what had happened with the police because I was really worried that this was going to turn into a big story in the media and we hadnt even filed a report. lvaro: To ask for the phone number of the person in charge of Telfono Rosa. What is really important and what I take away from all this extends beyond the book. 82. what am I supposed to say? He didnt give a lot of details about how the operation went. There was another girl who started crying, another bookseller, for no apparent reason because she didnt have anything to do with what was happening, but it was just seeing all of the commotion. So the supervisor starts going by all the book stands in the area and says to the vendors: Supervisor: Listen, brother, a book got stolen around here. Camila: He went into a tiny bookstore and asked for the Latin American literature section. Camila: His friend asked him to tell her everything in detail. If they had bags from another store, we asked them to open them. Yes, it will close. Garcia Marquez has left us but, thankfully, his work remains. Supervisor: We have a lot of contact with a number of merchants, lets call them, the good and the bad ones. Our heads were down. But not just any copy. Camila: lvaro took the book to Colombia and it ended up being part of that exhibit I mentioned before, at the Book Fair, along with 31 other books from his private collection. story of the day in all of the newspapers, broadcasts and news bulletins. In other words, she didnt follow Davids instructions? Camila: Thats the bad part. They questioned and doubted everything I said. At other times he worked as an editor and once did publicity for the J. Walter Thompson office in Mexico City. They are absolutely magisterial." And I saw on Facebook someone posted, Hooray! . And I said yes, I am. And the boy gave me a hug and said, Im so sorry. Others, including the supervisor, realize that something had dropped to the ground: a box. He felt like everyone at the bookstore was looking at him with an expression of, lvaro: Like shame, disbelief, alarm, fear. There are No Thieves in This Town. We are back with Radio Ambulante. Camila: This is the vice-attorney general at the time, Juan Vicente Valbuena. Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante's stories.More info at lupa.app. But we have to close this circle with the capture of those responsible. This very same box. From what I understand, it isnt open because they arent looking for the culprits, but it isnt closed because they havent found them. He picked up his satchel and left. So he had to split his time between that stand and the Macondo stand, and there he had to interact with thousands of visitors, telling them in great detail about all of the books in his collection. Camila: They described them as a young olive-skinned man who was about 1.6 meters tall [about 53] and a young blonde woman. Daniel: But that was on Sunday, right? Edgar: I ran to the door and told the security guards that from that moment on no one could leave without being searched. The gunfight at the O.K. Smoke Rings (2k16 version) [Bonus] There Are No Thieves In This Town. Yeah, I know. And I turned around and saw that the book was missing. Camila: There were women who said Im no thief! More than double what the supervisor told me. Some of them told me that they had already said what they could about the issue. It was rush hour on a Friday and the traffic was really backed up. Camila: Very hard. Everything was very strange. Not even me. To open their bags. Meanwhile, Edgar and the other guard kept on searching everyone who tried to leave. Camila: He insisted that the book was important. Which means the news wouldnt come out for another seven days. I couldnt believe it. lvaro: Were going to send a squad car for you.. David wasnt just in charge of that bookstore, he was also the president of the Association of Independent Booksellers, the ACLI [by its initials in Spanish]. Camila: Because he got him old books. Neither floods nor plagues, nor famines nor cataclysms, nor even the eternal wars of century upon century have been able to subdue the persistent advantage of life over death. May I speak with the press department of the police, please? Camila: lvaro just arranged the books and made a verbal agreement with David that lvaro was the only person who could touch his books. Those were tears of joy. He was at his own bookstore, almost on the other side of the city, in the middle of an event with a writer. Camila: And then people would be a little more cooperative. Pages. I asked the supervisor if that meant they werent looking for the culprits anymore. Thanks to la Productora Snica, Sandra Acero and Jos Luis Pearedonda. Its that kind of moment when you put yourself in the third person and say, what now? 1996. Meanwhile, his friends had arranged for his two recent books to be published. No one wanted to give a statement. "Fascinated by his huge size and his beauty, the women then decided to make him some pants from a large piece of sail." lvaro: And when I turned my head and looked, I saw a first edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude. We investigate all kinds of crimes dealing with kidnapping and theft in all its forms. But he hadnt even thought about the media. Damaso stop the wrong persecution. The SIJIN is right in the middle of downtown Bogot. And David Roa was the one who asked lvaro to loan him all of those books. 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