Laura Restrepo
Colombian author · Colombia · On the map · Writers · Born 1950 · age 76
Laura Restrepo is a Colombian author who began writing what were mainly political columns in her mid-twenties. Her first novel, Isle of Passion, is based on historical deeds that occurred on Clipperton Island.
Laura Restrepo is read about 134 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.
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2006Guggenheim FellowshipAward2004Alfaguara PrizeAward1997Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz PrizeAward1950Born1 January 1950
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Colombia
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
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Living
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Born 1950 · age 76
The same award as Laura
Almudena GrandesBoth received Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
Elena PoniatowskaBoth received Alfaguara Prize
Santiago RoncaglioloBoth received Alfaguara Prize
Claudia PiñeiroBoth received Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
Gioconda BelliBoth received Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
Guillermo ArriagaBoth received Alfaguara Prize