num_pages: 336
description: 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 Nicolás, 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.
language: English
title: Delirium
titlecomplete: Delirium
genres: Latin American Literature, 21st Century, Latin American, Novels, Spanish Literature, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Womens
ratings_count: 8920
places: Colombia
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Premio Alfaguara de Novela, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera
publisher: Nan A. Talese