by Laura Restrepo · Punto De Lectura · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788466314923
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«Delirio» is the novel by Laura Restrepo, published by Punto De Lectura in paperback (416 pages, in Spanish).
Aguilar returns from a business trip and finds his wife, Agustina, completely mad. Without knowing what happened during the three days of his absence, he delves into the past of the woman he loves and discovers disturbing secrets. The novel weaves together several voices to portray a turbulent Colombia.
Winner of the Alfaguara Novel Prize 2004 and the Grinzane Cavour Prize 2006. In 2008 it was longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction and contemporary Latin American fiction seeking an intimate story with a social backdrop.
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.
