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The angel of Galilea

By Restrepo, Laura & Koch, Dolores

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"Originally titled Dulce compañía (1995), novel set in Bogotá tells the first-person story of a woman journalist's involvement with the people of a poor barrio and the man they call an angel. Ironic, often humorous details of daily life in Colombia combine with passionate descriptions of madness, religion, and love. Excellent translation by Koch. Short author's biography; no other locating material"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

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ISBN
978-0-60960-326-0
Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, c1997.


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Library Journal

Reviewed on August 1, 1998

Restrepo (If an Angel, HarperCollins, 1998) upholds the great literary traditions of Colombia with this novel, winner of the Sor Juana de la Cruz Prize and the Prix France Culture Award, and beautifully translated here by Koch. Restrepo tells of Mona, a tabloid journalist who is sent to the slums of Galilea to investigate reported sightings of a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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