The Angel of Galilea (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375706493)

"This barrio angel teaches us how to see behind the appearance of things and how to embrace reality with all the senses." --Isabel Allende

"Laura Restrepo breathes life into a singular amalgam of journalistic investigation and literary creation. Her fascination with popular culture and the play of her impeccable humor, of that biting but at the same time tender irony . . . infuses them with unmistakable reading pleasures." --Gabriel Garc a M rquez

Winner of Mexico's Sor Juana In s de la Cruz Prize, and France's Prix France Culture, The Angel of Galilea introduces a refreshing new voice in Latin American literature to the English speaking audience.

Mona is a jaded reporter for a Colombian tabloid sent on assignment to investigate an angel sighting in one of Bogot 's most devastated barrios, where she encounters a community torn apart by a passionate conflict over a beautiful man who walks the fine line between sanity and sainthood. For the people of Galilea, this mysterious and sensual "angel without a name" represents their hope amidst desperate circumstances; for Mona, he awakens her desire to love and gives her a reason to believe. When the barrio's priest leads a revolt against the fallen angel, Mona risks everything to protect him from the gang that threatens to destroy him.

"Restrepo is a writer to treasure." --Alastair Reid

"Sharply resonant." --The New York Times Book Review

"Surprising, wonderful, and, for me, deeply moving."
--Alvaro Mutis

Author: Laura Restrepo
ISBN-10: 0375706496
ISBN-13: 9780375706493
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 09/07/1999
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.72h x 5.56w x 0.56d