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Laura Restrepo

1950 - Today

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Laura Restrepo (born 1950 in Bogotá, Colombia) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Restrepo is the 6,492nd most popular writer (down from 5,863rd in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 125th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Colombian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laura Restrepo ranks 6,492 out of 7,302. Before her are Robert Rodat, Caroline Criado Perez, Vin Scully, Bernardine Evaristo, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, and Damon Galgut. After her are Marina Nemat, Walter Besant, Anthony Boucher, Norman Lear, Klas Östergren, and Naomi Mitchison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Laura Restrepo ranks 658. Before her are Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Cristóbal Montoro, Laura Kelly, Alex Chilton, Gary Hug, and Anthony Grafton. After her are Lobilo Boba, Jerry Heidenreich, Jim Wynorski, João W. Nery, Jon Hall, and Shamil Khisamutdinov.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Laura Restrepo ranks 157 out of 356. Before her are Johan Vonlanthen (1986), Clara Rojas (1964), Egan Bernal (1997), Clemente Rojas (1952), Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973), and Alfonso Pérez (1949). After her are Willington Ortiz (1952), Piedad Córdoba (1955), Lupe Fuentes (1987), Alexis Mendoza (1961), Catherine Siachoque (1972), and Leonel Álvarez (1965).

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Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, Laura Restrepo ranks 9. Before her are Álvaro Mutis (1923), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Jorge Isaacs (1837), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Fernando Vallejo (1942), and Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973).

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