The Living and the Rest

Literature & Fiction

José Eduardo Agualusa

Genre Fiction

MacLehose Press

A General Theory of Oblivion

On the eve of Angolan independence an agoraphobic woman named Ludo bricks herself into her apartment for 30 years, living off vegetables and the pigeons she lures in with diamonds, burning her furniture and books to stay alive and writing her story on the apartment’s walls.\nAlmost as if we’re eavesdropping, the history of Angola unfolds through the stories of those she sees from her window. As the country goes through various political upheavals from colony to socialist republic to civil war to peace and capitalism, the world outside seeps into Ludo’s life through snippets on the radio, voices from next door, glimpses of someone peeing on a balcony, or a man fleeing his pursuers.\nA General Theory of Oblivion is a perfectly crafted, wild patchwork of a novel, playing on a love of storytelling and fable.

HARVILL/SECKER

Félix Ventura trades in an unusual commodity; he is a dealer in memories, clandestinely selling new pasts to people whose futures are secure and who lack only a good lineage to complete their lives. In this completely original murder mystery, where people are not who they seem and the briefest of connections leads to the forging of entirely new histories, a bookish albino, a beautiful woman, a mysterious foreigner, and a witty talking lizard come together to discover the truth of their lives. Set in Angola, Agualusa's tale darts from tormented past to dream-filled present with a lightness that belies the savage history of a country in which many have something to forget -- and to hide. 
 A brilliant American debut by one of the most lauded writers in the Portuguese-speaking world, this is a beautifully written and always surprising tale of race, truth, and the transformative power of creativity.

The Book of Chameleons

Contemporary

Arcadia

A General Theory of Oblivion (Chinese Edition)

Shanghai People's Publishing House

A RAINHA GINGA

TUSQUETS BRASIL

Vendedor de Passados, O

GRYPHUS

Lightly used and completely in Portuguese.

Nação Crioula

Editora

As Mulheres do Meu Pai

Classics

DOM QUIXOTE

Nweti e o Mar

Pubicações Dom Quixote

Um escritor parte para Goa à procura de uma lenda - o Comandante Maciel, de seu verdadeiro nome Plácido Afonso Domingo, antigo comandante de guerrilhas, em Angola, ou, segundo outras versões, um agente infiltrado da polícia política portuguesa. O que enco

Um Estranho em Goa (Portuguese Edition)

Quetzal Editores

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