Colombian violence: "Delirium" of Laura Restrepo

Today I would like to tell you a little about "One of the finest novels written in recent memory" (according to José Saramago). This Portuguese writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998, had in mind one of the works of Laura Restrepo, Delirium (2004, VII Premio Alfaguara de Novela).

I agree completely with Saramago: Delirium deserves really warm acclaim. In my point of view, everyone shoud read this not only captivating but also touching novel.

Firstly, I present you a bit Laura Restrepo. You must know that she is one of the most renowned Latin American authoress. Restrepo was born in 1950 in Colombia. She graduated at the Department of Philosophy and Humanities (Specialization: Political Science) and then she was emploed as a lecturer and journalist. She is not only a novelist but also a political activist: in 1982 the president of Colombia, Belisario Betancur engaged her in peace negotiations with the M-19 guerillas.  

 (http://www.azquotes.com/author/49493-Laura_Restrepo)

In her work Laura Restrepo pays close attention to Colombian's drugs trafficking and violence at the end of the 20th century. One of the main figures is as clear as day Pablo Escobar: an infamous Colombian drug lord. Delirium focuses on a love story between Agustina (an aristocrat) and Aguilar who belongs to the middle-class. He gets his Ph.D. in Literature but due to major riot he has to give up his professional carrer and start to feed dogs. Agustina suffers from delirium and, unfortunately, loses her mind. Her madness stands for Colombian disruption caused by drugs trafficking. What is more, Restrepo pays careful attention to aristocratic moral hypocrisy.