Manuel Mejía Vallejo (1923-1964): vida y obra como un juego de espejos

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El Alumno focuses on the relationship between a preceptor, his intelligent and quirky disciple his family. The author guides us with exquisite skill toward an ending as unexpected as masterful. The tone of the work, strongly emotional, reaches certain passages in the dignity of the old Greek tragedies.

"¿Cómo hizo para dormir con ese monstruo?", me preguntó una de las víctimas de mi marido, Pablo Escobar. "¿Era cómplice o víctima? ¿Por qué no hizo nada? ¿Por qué no lo dejó? ¿Por qué no lo denunció?". Esas preguntas, probablemente, son las mismas que miles de personas se hacen sobre mí. La respuesta es porque lo amaba; y aunque a muchos les parezca insuficiente, la verdad es que esa fue la razón por la que estuve a su lado hasta el último día de su vida, a pesar de que infinidad de veces no estuve de acuerdo con sus acciones y sus decisiones. Este es el trasfondo de la...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and...