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Already an international bestseller, Laura Restrepo's transcendent new novel is now available in the United States. One of the most provocative writers to emerge from the rich Latin American literary scene, Laura Restrepo is an author whose sensuous mix of realism and imaginative storytelling has made her an international bestseller. Her newest work, The Dark Bride,is a slyly humorous yet poignant love story. It was sparked by a photograph (shown on the jacket) taken by the late Colombian master, Leo Matix, of a sensual woman shrouded in mystery. Restrepo discovered the photo unexpectedly during her investigation into the rapacious workings of an American-controlled Columbian oil company and was immediately compelled to imagine the subject's life through a novel. Using a series of subtly textured interviews, Restrepo's journalist protagonist mines a rich trove of characters -- fortune hunters, guerrilla chiefs, refinery workers, and prostitutes -- who, together with the narrator, attempt to decipher the impulsive and mysterious life of the young Sayonara, the unlikely heroine of The Dark Bride.Drawn like an exotic moth to work beneath on of the colored lights of La Catunga, the loc

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Author

Laura Restrepo

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060088941

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.69 / 5 (492 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14