Delirium
Subtitle: a novel
By: Laura Restrepo ; translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer
Contributors: Wimmer, Natasha
Edition: 1st ed. in the U.S.A.
Publisher: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780385519908
Subjects: Drug traffic; Fiction; Insanity (Law); Upper class
Work titles: Delirio
Description: From the Publisher:  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 Nicolas, 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.