Leopard in the Sun
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0375705082
ISBN13:9780375705083
Release Date:September 2000
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"
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Colombia de Laura Restrepo
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Como siempre Laura nos brinda una obra de facil lectura, aunque llena de realismo magico y toques de brillantez literaria. Luara es actualmente, a mi humilde punto de vista, lo mejor de las letras colombianas.
Captivating literary soap opera!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
One can't help but feel saddened at the feud between the Barragans and the Monsalves, which is the premise of this story. The characters are colorful and emotionally riveting... you actually feel sorry for Mani, who has to choose between loyalty to a long-held traditiion or the wishes of his expectant wife. I think Laura Restrepo is one of the most talented writers of our generation, and she is able to weave fact and fiction, fantasy and reality into an incredible tale of lust, greed, vengeance and filial duty. Utterly amazing story!
Powerful and Profound
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This ought to be required reading for every politician in Washington. It explores the culture of Columbia and lays bare why we are fools to try to intervene in something we hardly understand.
Enjoyable
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
For those interested in reading about Colombian society, this work of fiction is a good read. Though not extremely profound, it is nevertheless entertaining.
a sheer delight
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
i approach magical realism with as much skepticism permitted this rational being, but leopard in the sun only hints at the unseen to provide a lyrical and haunting saga of colombia's own hatfield and mccoy blood feud. the writing is pitch perfect, the characters limned to symbolic fullness, the plot a potboiler. combine west side story, scarface, with some premodern juju, and you might arrive at the sense of this wonderful book.
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