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The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
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1955, Caribbean Sea. Twenty years old soldier Luis Alejandro Velasco is part of the crew on board destroyer Caldas, traveling from the United States to Colombia. His life unexpectedly turning when a giant wave sent him and several of his mates flying to the sea, where he remained lost with little hope of being rescued.
A wondrous tale of survival based on true events, of how Velasco managed to survive lost at sea without food or water, in a poor state raft. Finally getting to safety when he reached beach shores ten days later, barely alive. A grand personality in his time, Velasco’s later life as much bleak as this fantastic tale, that launched Gabriel Garcia Marquez into stardom, and exile.
Another all-time classic by the immortal Gabo. A book probably every kid in Argentina had to read it at some point in school. After re-skimming it again decades later I can say that, although highly memorable, this is not one of my most favs of Marquez. Still, I’ll never forget how Velasco (view spoiler) ; the two encounters with the seagulls were both endearing and tearing. and also I'll never be able forget how he tried (view spoiler)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1955] [172p] [Classics] [Almost Recommendable]
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★★★★� Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
★★★★� Of Love and Other Demons. [3.5]
★★★☆� The Autumn of the Patriarch. [3.5]
★★★☆� The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor.
★★☆☆� No One Writes to the Colonel. [2.5]
★★☆☆� Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories.
★☆☆☆� Innocent Erendira and Other Stories. [1.5]
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1955, Mar del Caribe. El soldado Luis Alejandro Velasco de veinte años es parte de la tripulación del ARC Caldas, viajando desde Estados Unidos a Colombia. Su vida inesperadamente dando un vuelco cuando una ola gigante lo manda volando a él y varios de sus compañeros al mar, donde permanece perdido con poca esperanza de ser rescatado.
Una maravillosa historia de supervivencia basada en eventos reales, sobre cómo Velasco logró sobrevivir perdido en alta mar sin comida ni agua, en una balsa en pobre estado. Finalmente llegando a seguridad cuando alcanzó la costa de la playa diez dÃas después, apenas vivo. Una gran personalidad de su época, la vida de Velasco luego del incidente tan sombrÃa como este relato fantástico, que lanzó a Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez al estrellato, y exilio.
Otro clásico de todos los tiempos por el inmortal Gabo. Un libro que probablemente todo niño en Argentina tuvo que leer en algún momento en el colegio. Después de revisarlo décadas después puedo decir que, aunque altamente memorable, este no es uno de mis más preferidos de Márquez. Igual, nunca voy a olvidar como Velasco (view spoiler) ; los dos encuentros con las gaviotas fueron enternecedores y desgarradores, y tampoco jamás podrÃa olvidar como él trató (view spoiler)
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1955] [172p] [Clásicos] [Casi Recomendable]
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1955, Caribbean Sea. Twenty years old soldier Luis Alejandro Velasco is part of the crew on board destroyer Caldas, traveling from the United States to Colombia. His life unexpectedly turning when a giant wave sent him and several of his mates flying to the sea, where he remained lost with little hope of being rescued.
A wondrous tale of survival based on true events, of how Velasco managed to survive lost at sea without food or water, in a poor state raft. Finally getting to safety when he reached beach shores ten days later, barely alive. A grand personality in his time, Velasco’s later life as much bleak as this fantastic tale, that launched Gabriel Garcia Marquez into stardom, and exile.
Another all-time classic by the immortal Gabo. A book probably every kid in Argentina had to read it at some point in school. After re-skimming it again decades later I can say that, although highly memorable, this is not one of my most favs of Marquez. Still, I’ll never forget how Velasco (view spoiler) ; the two encounters with the seagulls were both endearing and tearing. and also I'll never be able forget how he tried (view spoiler)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1955] [172p] [Classics] [Almost Recommendable]
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★★★★� Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
★★★★� Of Love and Other Demons. [3.5]
★★★☆� The Autumn of the Patriarch. [3.5]
★★★☆� The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor.
★★☆☆� No One Writes to the Colonel. [2.5]
★★☆☆� Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories.
★☆☆☆� Innocent Erendira and Other Stories. [1.5]
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³Õñ¹¾±»å´Ç.
1955, Mar del Caribe. El soldado Luis Alejandro Velasco de veinte años es parte de la tripulación del ARC Caldas, viajando desde Estados Unidos a Colombia. Su vida inesperadamente dando un vuelco cuando una ola gigante lo manda volando a él y varios de sus compañeros al mar, donde permanece perdido con poca esperanza de ser rescatado.
Una maravillosa historia de supervivencia basada en eventos reales, sobre cómo Velasco logró sobrevivir perdido en alta mar sin comida ni agua, en una balsa en pobre estado. Finalmente llegando a seguridad cuando alcanzó la costa de la playa diez dÃas después, apenas vivo. Una gran personalidad de su época, la vida de Velasco luego del incidente tan sombrÃa como este relato fantástico, que lanzó a Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez al estrellato, y exilio.
Otro clásico de todos los tiempos por el inmortal Gabo. Un libro que probablemente todo niño en Argentina tuvo que leer en algún momento en el colegio. Después de revisarlo décadas después puedo decir que, aunque altamente memorable, este no es uno de mis más preferidos de Márquez. Igual, nunca voy a olvidar como Velasco (view spoiler) ; los dos encuentros con las gaviotas fueron enternecedores y desgarradores, y tampoco jamás podrÃa olvidar como él trató (view spoiler)
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1955] [172p] [Clásicos] [Casi Recomendable]
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Thank you Fran! All done. Ahoy :D !

Yup, I guess it is Jennifer :p

Karen wrote: "No rating though? 🤔"
Thank you Karen! It's short and impactful in some way. LOL. I forgot to rate it, done :p


Thank you Ian! Both excellent and highly lauded authors, although even in all their greatness I think GGM is in a whole different level. Arguably the best ever latin american author of all time.

Thank you Srivalli! Scary it is :/


And hopefully none of us will ever have to :p. Thank you Rachel!


It is kinda both lol. Thank you Meagan!

So scary! And sadly so often happens to marine travelers. Thank you Thibault!


Intriguing it is! Sadly non-fiction has never been my jam, not even with the penmanship of legendary Marquez. Thank you Imme :) !


It's worth it I think. Thank you Ginger!

Thank you Alexandra! I need to re-skim and review "Of Love and other Demons", which I read ages ago. Then I'm planning to read "Love in the Time of Cholera" and "The Autumn of the Patriarch", but later on this year I think; and finally "One Hundred Years of Solitude", someday. Saving the best for last I guess xD


I have heard of this book but did not realize it was by Márquez. My father had a copy and I should have read it then. Now I will look at it more closely.

Yup, only true facts. Marquez wrote this story in first person perspective as Velasco, after interviewing him thoroughly. Thank you Rosh!

I have heard of this book but did not realize it was by Márquez. My father had a copy and I should have read it then. Now I will look at it more clo..."
Thank you Susan! Originally the novel was published as if Velasco had wrote it, but it was Marquez all along :p. I hear he also generously ceded all royalties to the survivor.


Siempre me alegra ver que mis personas favoritas ya leyeron el libro que leà 😘"
Seeé, ya habÃa entendido, noble Fede (Mi mamá siempre decÃa que yo era una chica muy despierta 🤪 No, no sé que me pasó) Muchas gracias por incluirme en sus favoritos. Me olvidé de decirle que me gustó la reseña de esta linda historia del gran Gabo.

Gracias Alejandro! Creo que todo lo del señor Márquez es muy bueno, aunque para mà a veces no llega a ser muy disfrutable. Tiende a ser de medio a muy depre el gran señor xD. Pero bueno, los grandes escritores con frecuencia son asà jajjaja.

Muchas gracias a ud estimadÃsima y favoritÃsima Lady A.! A por más Gabo que todavÃa me quedan muchas de sus obras por leer xD


Gracias Pedro! Gabo no siempre encanta pero siempre es imposible de olvidar. Bajón lo de la literatura gauchesca, no conozco esas obras pero recuerdo lo mal que la pasé con MartÃn Fierro. Terrible como GGM tuvo que exiliarse por semejante pavada. Pensar las cosas y denuncias que suceden hoy en dÃa en la polÃtica y ya está todo tan normalizado que ya a nadie le sorprende o importa xD

Thank you Debra! Marquez is great :)


You are welcome WonderSarah! I think any of Marquez works is worth the try :)

All true! Thank you SLR :)


Oh no it's good for all ages :p. Thank you Mac!

Cierto, algunas historia pueden ser bien hechas, pero tristes que eso no las hace malas, solamente no disfrutables pero siempre dignas de leerse.


Thank you Terrie! Marquez is not very enjoyable sometimes but he is always memorable :)


Thank you Chantel! Yup, Marquez is excellent! Sadly school reads usually ruin everything lol.