Super Short Summary

Reputations by Juan Gabriel Vásquez centers on Javier Mallarino, a renowned political cartoonist in Colombia, as he grapples with the realization that one of his cartoons may have inadvertently caused a man's suicide. This revelation is sparked by a confrontation with Samanta Leal, a journalist seeking the truth about a traumatic event from her childhood that intersects with Mallarino’s influential work.