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The story of a shipwrecked sailor

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Read the incredible true story of a shipwreck survivor, as recounted by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A gripping tale of survival!

Category Report
Publisher Penguin Random House
Language English
Year 1996
Format Paperback
Tags Journalism , Maritime History , True Story

Description

This is Marquez's account of a real-life event. In 1955, eight crew members of the destroyer Caldas, were swept into the Caribbean Sea. The sole survivor, Luis Alejandro Belasco, told the true version of the events to Marquez, causing great scandal at the time.