Colombiano is a literary fiction book by author Rusty Young.
Colombiano is a powerful and heartbreaking story of revenge and war, set in Colombia.
All Pedro Gutiérrez cared about was fishing, playing billiards and his girlfriend Camila’s promised to sleep with him on his 16th birthday. His life is torn apart when guerrilla soldiers ruthlessly execute his father in front of him, and he and his mother are banished from their farm.
Vowing revenge on the five men responsible, Pedro, along with his best friend Palillo, joins an illegal paramilitary group where he is trained to fight, kill, and crush crush any sign of weakness.
Pedro must decide how far he is willing to go. Will he be able to stop himself before becoming as merciless as the ones he’s hunting? Or will his dark obsession cost him everything he loves?
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Colombiano
