· A General Theory of Oblivion is both more and less than its title; it certainly provides a kind of blueprint of the encroaching obscurity inherent to living and dying—at times bemoaning its certainty, at times celebrating the assured darkness—but it is also a general theory of love, of life, and, finally, of literature. Working in the fertile ground between fiction, philosophy, and enchantment, Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa wins the International DUBLIN Literary Award. 21st June, Angolan author José Eduardo Agualusa has won the International DUBLIN Literary Award for his novel A General Theory of Oblivion, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn. The Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council and at Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins. Free download or read online A General Theory of Oblivion pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in , and was written by Jose Eduardo Agualusa. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in ebook format/5.
A General Theory of Oblivion by Jose Eduardo Agualusa. Trans. Daniel Hahn. A General Theory of Oblivion is a play on the General Theory of Relativity, even down to all the relatives of one person or another that show up. As for philosophy, Agualusa supplies us with interesting nuggets of thought. Free download or read online A General Theory of Oblivion pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in , and was written by Jose Eduardo Agualusa. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in ebook format. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are. A GENERAL THEORY OF OBLIVION. by José Eduardo Agualusa ; translated by Daniel Hahn ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 15, The Angolan writer's fifth novel to receive an English translation, a look at the upheaval caused by the Angolan civil war, places a recluse at its heart.
A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa wins the International DUBLIN Literary Award. 21st June, Angolan author José Eduardo Agualusa has won the International DUBLIN Literary Award for his novel A General Theory of Oblivion, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn. The Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council and at €, is the world’s largest prize for a single novel published in English. In A General Theory of Oblivion, José Eduardo Agualusa presents us with the beehive of Luanda and its recent history. Beginning with the extraordinary premise of a Portuguese woman who bricks herself into her apartment on the eve of Angolan independence, the novel gradually introduces character after character, their stories tessellating in unexpected ways. There appears to be some question about whether José Eduardo Agualusa's A General Theory of Oblivion is based on real events in the life of Ludovica Fernandes Mano, a Portuguese woman who immigrated to Luanda not long before the Angolan War for Independence reached there in In a Foreword and later Acknowledgements, Agualusa states.
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