Bolivians: They’re ‘Trolls’ to Him
The just-departed spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz called Bolivians “trolls . . . short and dark and strange” in a fictional story, prompting a State Department review.
The story by Mark Jacobs, called “Stone Cowboy on the High Plains,” was published in the June editions of the Atlantic.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, asked about the story Monday, said he was unaware of it but added, “I can assure you we’ll go out and buy a copy of the Atlantic . . . “
The hero of Jacobs’ fictional story, Roger, is a character who has spent time in a Bolivian jail and is eager to leave the country.
Jacobs writes: “All Bolivians were trolls, Roger had decided a long time ago. They were short and dark and strange. . . . “
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