'Ingenious, consistently taut and witty' TLS 'Humorous and
quizzical, with a light touch on weighty themes, the narrative
darts about with lizard-like colour and velocity' Independent
'Strange, elliptical, charming' Guardian 'A poetic, beguiling
meditation on truth and storytelling . . . from the dreamscapes of
magical realism to a gripping political thriller and even a murder
mystery' New Internationalist Félix Ventura trades in memories, a
slippery character selling new pasts to people whose bright futures
lack only a good lineage, and wiping clean the slate of their
identity. In a narrative that darts between past and present
Angola, a bookish albino man, a beautiful woman, a mysterious
foreigner and a witty talking lizard come together to discover
their real origins. For theirs is a world where the truth seems to
shift from moment to moment and where history itself is up for
grabs . . . WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE 'A work
of fierce originality' Independent 'Without doubt one of the most
important Portuguese-language writers of his generation' ANTÓNIO
LOBO ANTUNES 'Cross J. M. Coetzee with Gabriel García Márquez and
you've got José Eduardo Agualusa' ALAN KAUFMAN Translated from the
Portuguese by Daniel Hahn
General
| Imprint: |
Arcadia Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2022 |
| Authors: |
Jose Eduardo Agualusa
|
| Translators: |
Daniel Hahn
|
| Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5294-2648-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5294-2648-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781529426489 |
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