Escobar
The Inside Story of Pablo Escobar, the World's Most Powerful Criminal
$25.57
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2010
Summary
Murderer, philanthropist, drug dealer, politician, devil, saint: many words have been used to describe Pablo Escobar, but one is irrefutable - legend. For the poor of Colombia, he was their Robin Hood, a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity; for the Colombian rich he was just a bloodthirsty gangster, a Bogie Man used to scare children in their beds; for the rest of the world flush with his imported cocaine, he was public enemy number one.
During his reign as t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340951101 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340951109 |
| Author: | Roberto Escobar |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Told with a cool reserve… Escobar’s life makes for a grim, ensnaring tale.
Morbidly compelling reading. - Courier Mail
Well written…a good surprising read. - Y Weekly.Told with a cool reserve… Escobar’s life makes for a grim, ensnaring tale. - Kirkus ReviewsJaw-dropping… Roberto’s portrait of his brother is an important corrective - Misha Glenny, The Sunday TimesMore eye-opening than a line of coke - Melanie McGrath, Evening StandardEscobar led such an extraordinary life that the narrative is always absorbing. - IndependentAuthoritative … remarkable. - Daily ExpressAbout The Author
Roberto Escobar
Roberto Escobar operated for over fifteen years as the accountant for Pablo Escobar’s Medellin drug cartel. After handing himself into the Colombian authorities in 1992, he was placed in a maximum security prison, until his release in 2004. He now lives on a farm in rural Colombia.
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