Leopard in the Sun by Laura Restrepo

Leopard in the Sun by Laura Restrepo

In Laura Restrepo's stunning novel, a feud between two Colombian drug families escalates into a bloody, high-stakes war that will leave no one in its path untouched. The Barragans and the Monsalves are rival clans, each steeped in wealth and power, each subject only to laws of their own making. The similarities end there. While the Barragans, headed by the brutal Nando, remain tied to the ancient traditions, the Monsalves grapple with whether or not to follow Mani, their charismatic and conflicted leader, into a modern age in which even fewer rules apply.As both clans ponder the profits they might reap from an expanding global cocaine trade, Nando and Mani are faced with the consequences of their violent pasts--and forced, by their disillusioned women and the prices on their heads, to reckon with the possibility that nothing will be left once all their bullets have found their targets.

Rife with sensual detail, this epic story of lust, betrayal, and revenge is as timeless as interfamily conflict and as immediate as today's news.

Laura Restrepo (Bogota, 1950) en 1986 publico su primer libro, Historia de un entusiasmo (Aguilar, 2005), al que le siguieron La I sla de la Pasion (1989; Alfaguara, 2005), Leopardo al sol (1993; Alfaguara, 2005), Dulce compania (1995; Alfaguara, 2005), La novi a oscura (1999; Alfaguara; 2005), La multitud errante (2001), Olor a rosas invisibles (2002; Alfaguara, 2008) y Delirio (Premio Al faguara 2004). Sus novelas han sido traducidas a mas de veinte idiomas y han merecido varias distinciones, entre las que se cuenta n el Premio Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz de novela escrita por mujeres; el Premio Alfaguara de Novela 2004; el Prix France Culture, p remio de la critica francesa a la mejor novela extranjera publicada en Francia en 1998; el Premio Arzobispo Juan de Sanclemente 20 03, y el premio Grinzane Cavour 2006 a la mejor novela extranjera publicada en Italia. En la actualidad escribe para el diario El Pais de Espana y es profesora de la Universidad de Cornell en Estados Unidos.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780375705083
ISBN 10	0375705082
Title	Leopard in the Sun
Author	Laura Restrepo
Series	Vintage International
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2000-09-12
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.