Pablo Escobar: My Father

Juan Pablo Escobar, Sebasti©Ln Marroqu©Un

Macmillan, Aug 30, 2016 - Biography & Autobiography - 368 pages

THE POPULAR SERIES NARCOS CAPTURES ONLY HALF THE TRUTH. HERE, AT LAST, IS THE FULL STORY.

THE INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER!

Until now, we believed that everything had been said about the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the most infamous drug kingpin of all time, but these versions have always been told from the outside, never from the intimacy of his own home.

More than two decades after the full-fledged manhunt finally caught up with the king of cocaine, Juan Pablo Escobar travels to the past to reveal an unabridged version of his father—a man capable of committing the most extreme acts of cruelty while simultaneously professing infinite love for his family.

This is not the story of a child seeking redemption for his father, but a shocking look at the consequences of violence and the overwhelming need for peace and forgiveness.

What people are saying

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - loraineo - LibraryThing

Written by Pablo Escobar's son who was 16 when his father died. Basically well balanced , honest description of the life the family lived. Doesnt appear to be overly defensive of his father's brutal lifestyle.

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - Whisper1 - LibraryThing

Written by the son of Pablo Escobar, he clearly outlines the price the family had to pay for a life they did not choose. At first, it was difficult to understand why his father was such a wanted man ...

About the author

Son of the leader of the Medellín cartel, Pablo Escobar, JUAN PABLO ESCOBAR is an architect, lecturer, drug policy reform advocate, and writer. He was a subject of the award-winning documentary Sins of My Father and lives in Argentina.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pablo Escobar: My Father
• Authors: Juan Pablo Escobar, Sebasti©Ln Marroqu©Un
• Translated by: Andrea Rosenberg
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Macmillan, 2016
• ISBN: 1250104629, 9781250104625
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; True Crime / Organized Crime