La balada del Mistral

Castro Caycedo relata y explica cómo llegó el narcotráfico al país hace 40 años, de la mano del Ejército de Estados Unidos, como una estrategia muy bien planeada después de la guerra de Vietnam. A través de numerosos testimonios y documentos, el autor revela cómo la adicción a la marihuana de muchos soldados estadounidenses, que regresaron a su país tras la derrota asiática, obligaron al Ejército a buscar quién abasteciera esa demanda. Y encontraron el lugar ideal en la costa norte de Colombia.

DIVDIVHow do you share the soundtrack of your life?/div Just out of grad school, Laney is ready to embark on a new phase of her life. Leaving California to head back east, she’s got three thousand miles to reflect on her past before moving ahead to the future. With a box of mixed tapes at the ready, she envisions a trip spent reminiscing about first crushes, high school, family issues, and college loves and losses—her most precious memories. What she doesn’t picture is her mother in the seat beside her—which is exactly what happens when her mom invites herself along for the ride....

En esta obra se puede apreciar un humor poco común en Henry James, se puede evidenciar la capacidad del autor para hacer de los personajes un mundo real

In this short story collection, the author explores with wit and humor the absurdities of daily life and, specially, of love. The characters and their complex minds, their search for stability and their failures, leads them to look for answers that might appear disconcerting and familiar at the same time. A seductive collection of stories that shows the author's talent in exploring daily life issues.