by Laura Restrepo · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433967183
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«La novia oscura» is the contemporary fiction novel by Laura Restrepo, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (412 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Sayonara, a young prostitute from Tora, a Colombian jungle town turned meeting point for the workers of the Tropical Oil Company. All the men who arrive fall in love with her, but Sayonara ignores her godmother's advice and falls for someone who doesn't want her, which triggers her tragedy. The novel portrays a sordid and legendary environment around desire, power and fatality.
It belongs to Anagrama's Compactos collection, where it holds number 287, according to the publisher's records.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction in Spanish and for those seeking works of Colombian literature with an unforgettable protagonist.
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.
