by Laura Restrepo · tapa dura · ISBN 9783810516190
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«Leopard in der Sonne» is Laura Restrepo's historical novel, published by Krüger Verlag in hardback (368 pages, in German).
The murder of Adriano Monsalve by his cousin Nando Barragán unleashes a war between two families in which vengeance is inherited and easy money sets the rules. Based on a real saga, the novel delves into the Colombian mafia and follows the women who try to protect their children while a love story emerges amid the violence.
Published in 1999, it is the German translation of «El leopardo al sol», Laura Restrepo's original novel (1989); the original received the San Clemente Prize in 2003.
For readers of contemporary fiction with an interest in the Colombian mafia, vengeance, and the role of women in a family conflict.
Laura Restrepo is a Colombian author who began writing what were mainly political columns in her mid-twenties. Her first novel, Isle of Passion, is based on historical deeds that occurred on Clipperton Island.
