explores the Argentinean dictatorship of the late seventies. The main characters are Lorenza, a Colombian, and Mateo, her son. The novel has several layers of storytelling taking place all at once: The present moment, when mother and son travel to Buenos Aires to find Mateo’s father Ramón, an Argentinean militant who left them when Mateo was a toddler. At the same time, Lorenza recounts to Mateo both the stories of the split between her and Ramon as well as their love story. Because Ramón had taken Mateo to try to bring Lorenza back after the break-up, the now adolescent boy is left wondering who really is the man behind all of his mother's stories. The novel shows the differences between the worldview of the characters and attempts to paint a picture from the inside of the movement of those who were resisting the dictatorship. Some of the novel is based on Restrepo’s own memories. Hot Sur (2013). Set in the United States. As a co-author Operation Prince (Operación Príncipe) (1988) En qué momento se jodió Medellín (1991) Love and Fire (Del amor y del fuego) (1991) Other Children (Otros niños) (1993) Honors and prizes In 1997, Restrepo won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize at the Guadalajara International Book Fair for her novel The Angel of Galilea. In 2002 she won the Arzobispo San Clemente Award for her novel Leopard in the Sun. In 2004 Restrepo won the VII Premio Alfaguara de Novela for Delirium. She won the Grinzane Cavour Prize in Italy for best foreign fiction in 2006. In 2007 she won the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Her novel Dulce Compañía won the Prix France Culture in France. References External links 1950 births Living people People from Bogotá Colombian women novelists Colombian journalists Colombian women journalists 20th-century Colombian novelists 21st-century Colombian novelists