The Book of Chameleons ebok
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"Ingenious, consistently taut and witty" TLS Strange, elliptical, charming" GuardianSet in contemporary Angola, this novel is populated with characters whose victories never quite settle. Like any one of us, they can forget things that have happened to them, and remember things that never did. Theirs is a world where the truth seems to shift from moment to moment, where history itself is up for g…
"Ingenious, consistently taut and witty" TLS Strange, elliptical, charming" GuardianSet in contemporary Angola, this novel is populated with characters whose victories never quite settle. Like any one of us, they can forget things that have happened to them, and remember things that never did. Theirs is a world where the truth seems to shift from moment to moment, where history itself is up for grabs. Agualusa's slippery narrator takes us on a vivid and enthralling journey across the shifting landscape of memory and history, and - from his unique perspective - reveals a breathtaking love story too.Translated from the Portuguese by Daniel HahnWINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE
Forlag
MacLehose Press
Utgitt
30.10.2021
Sjanger
Skjønnlitteratur, Krim, Romantikk og drama
Språk
English
Format
epub
DRM-beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781908129017
"Ingenious, consistently taut and witty" TLS
Strange, elliptical, charming" Guardian
Set in contemporary Angola, this novel is populated with characters whose victories never quite settle. Like any one of us, they can forget things that have happened to them, and remember things that never did. Theirs is a world where the truth seems to shift from moment to moment, where history itself is up for grabs. Agualusa's slippery narrator takes us on a vivid and enthralling journey across the shifting landscape of memory and history, and - from his unique perspective - reveals a breathtaking love story too.
Translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn
WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE
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