| Description |
vi, 217 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"An American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story of the Río Magdalena, nearly one thousand miles long, the heart of Colombia. This is Gabriel García Márquez's territory--rumor has it Macondo was partly inspired by the port town of Mompox--as much as that of the Middle Eastern immigrants who run fabric stores by its banks. Following the river from its source high in the Andes to its mouth on the Caribbean coast, journeying by boat, bus, and improvised motobalinera, Salama writes against stereotype and toward the rich lives of those he meets. Among them are a canoe builder, biologists who study invasive hippopotamuses, a Queens transplant managing a failing hotel, a jeweler practicing the art of silver filigree, and a traveling librarian whose donkeys, Alfa and Beto, haul books to rural children. Joy, mourning, and humor come together in this astonishing debut, about a country too often seen as only a site of war, and a tale of lively adventure following a legendary river." --dust jacket. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part one: Upper Magdalena. The legend of Doña Juana -- Rumors of the Magdalena -- The Mohán -- River of gold -- Part two: Magdalena medio. The hippopotamuses of Pablo Escobar -- Four days in Estación Cocorná -- No name -- Hostage of the Magdalena -- Six hours by river -- Part three: Lower Magdalena. The master jeweler -- Biblioburro -- Mouths of ash. |
| Subject |
Salama, Jordan -- Travel -- Colombia -- Magdalena River Valley.
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Magdalena River Valley (Colombia) -- Description and travel.
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Magdalena River (Colombia) -- Description and travel.
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Colombia -- Magdalena River.
(OCoLC)fst01242354
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Colombia -- Magdalena River Valley.
(OCoLC)fst01274556
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| Genre/Form |
Travel writing.
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Travel writing. (OCoLC)fst01919983
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| Added Author |
Hasenbos, Daniel, cartographer, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781646220441 (hardback) |
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1646220447 (hardback) |
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