β Scribed by Laura Restrepo
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In this remarkably nuanced novel, both a gripping detective story and a passionate, devastating tale of eros and insanity in Colombia, internationally acclaimed author Laura Restrepo delves into the minds of four characters. There's Agustina, a beautiful woman from an upper-class family who is caught in the throes of madness; her husband Aguilar, a man passionately in love with his wife and determined to rescue her from insanity; Agustina's former lover Midas, a drug-trafficker and money-launderer; and NicolΓ‘s, Agustina's grandfather. Through the blend of these distinct voices, Restrepo creates a searing portrait of a society battered by war and corruption, as well as an intimate look at the daily lives of people struggling to stay sane in an unstable reality.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Literary Fiction
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
**Five fantasy novels by the author of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, set in a world of magic and noble adventure.** _Shadow Magic_ While Alkyra's noblemen squabble, an ancient enemy, the Lithmern, raises an army. And as the head of the Noble House of Brenn attempts to organize an alliance, t
**Los mejores libros jamΓ‘s escritos** **EdiciΓ³n ampliada, al cuidado de JosΓ© Montero Reguera, catedrΓ‘tico de Literatura EspaΓ±ola** Con las Novelas ejemplares Cervantes da nueva muestra de su inmenso talento como escritor. Esta aventura cervantina, que consiste en adaptar a la literatura espaΓ±ola u
This trilogy of novels was the culmination of Karel Capek's career. The novels share neither characters nor events; instead, they approach the problem of knowing people--of mutual understanding--in a variety of ways. Detectives faced with a murder reconstruct the crime, but not the character of the
**Edith Grossman, celebrated for her brilliant translation of _Don Quixote_ , offers a dazzling new version of another Cervantes classic, on the 400th anniversary of his death** The twelve novellas gathered together in _Exemplary Novels_ reveal the extraordinary breadth of Cervantes's imagination: