Leopard in the Sun

Laura Restrepo, Stephen Lytle

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English

Vintage Books
15 January 2001

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Vintage International

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.

By: Laura Restrepo
Translated by: Stephen Lytle
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: American ed.
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9780375705083
ISBN 10: 0375705082
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 January 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laura Restrepo livse in Bogota, Colombia.

Reviews for Leopard in the Sun

"""A writer who captures a hitherto hidden way of life. . . . A writer who illuminates a world."" --The Washington Post Book World ""Laura Restrepo breathes life into a singular amalgam of journalistic investigation and literary creation . . . and infuses [her novels] with unmistakable reading pleasures."" --Gabriel García Márquez ""This family epic set in contemporary Colombia holds all the indulgent pleasures of the tragic, steamy telenovellas watched by the novel's characters."" --Booklist ""A gripping tale of passion and revenge."" --New Woman"