by Laura Restrepo · Circulo de Lectores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422668251
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«Dulce compañía» is the novel by Laura Restrepo, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (221 pages, in Spanish).
A journalist from a light magazine must move to a humble neighbourhood to write about a young man everyone considers an angel. What seemed like a minor report ends up involving her in an atmosphere of fervour, fear and unanswered questions. The story describes popular piety and the place of the supernatural in everyday life.
In 1997, the novel was awarded the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.
For readers of contemporary Latin American fiction with a social and religious background.
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.
