Laura Restrepo (Author of Delirio)

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Laura Restrepo

Born

in Bogot谩, Colombia

January 01, 1950

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Laura Restrepo is a Colombian writer. Her first fiction novel, Isle of Passion, is based on historical facts from Clipperton Island.

She is an award winning author. In 1997, she won the "Premio Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz" prize at the Guadalajara Book Fair for her novel The Angel of Galilea. In 2002 she won the "Premio Arzobispo San Clemente" Award for her novel Leopard in the Sun. In 2004 she won the "VII Premio Alfaguara de Novella" Prize for Delirium. She also won the "Grinzane Cavour" Prize in Italy for best foreign fiction in 2006. In 2007 it was the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Her novel Dulce Compa帽铆a won the "Prix France Culture" in France. ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 24,023 ratings · 2,788 reviews · 37 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Delirio 3.95 avg rating — 10,939 ratings — published 2004 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los divinos 3.81 avg rating — 2,606 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isle of Passion 4.05 avg rating — 1,634 ratings — published 1989 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Bride 3.82 avg rating — 1,526 ratings — published 1999 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dulce compa帽铆a 3.60 avg rating — 1,424 ratings — published 1985 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Sur by Laura Restrepo, Ernesto Mestre-Reed (Translator) 3.53 avg rating — 1,336 ratings — published 2012 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El leopardo al sol 3.83 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 1989 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La multitud errante 3.80 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 2001 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pecado 3.68 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demasiados h茅roes 3.62 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I was the one with the open wound, and the river waters turned red when I bathed in them. My sadness is greater than the heavens.”
― Laura Restrepo, The Angel of Galilea

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“Guerra o indiferencia, no se sabe cu谩l de las dos es m谩s f谩cil de lidiar.”
― Laura Restrepo, Delirio

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“Toda gran historia es como un gran pastel, cada qui茅n da cuenta de la tajada que se come y 茅l 煤nico que da cuenta de todo es el pastelero.”
― Laura Restrepo, Delirio

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Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enr铆quez (Argentina)

17 votes 27.9%

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Chile)

14 votes 23.0%

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (Argentina)

8 votes 13.1%

Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector (Brazil)

7 votes 11.5%

Leopard in the Sun by Laura Restrepo (Colombia)

5 votes 8.2%

The Memory Stones by Caroline Brothers (Argentina)

5 votes 8.2%

Delirium by Laura Restrepo (Colombia)

4 votes 6.6%

The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis (Uruguay)

1 vote 1.6%

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