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José Eduardo Agualusa

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José Eduardo Agualusa

José Eduardo Agualusa was born in Huambo, Angola, in 1960. For a number of years he lived in Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, but has now returned to Angola. He is the author of The Book Of Chameleons, the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for 2007. His previous work includes Creole, which was awarded the Portugese Grand Prize for Literature and is a bestseller in Angola, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Photograph © Marcelo Buainain

Articles by José Eduardo Agualusa

If Nothing Else Helps, Read Clarice

By José Eduardo Agualusa

I’m afraid of turning on the TV and, like someone going into the Underground at rush hour, of having my intelligence stepped on, whether out of carelessness or malice.

Translated from Portuguese by Stefan Tobler

A Practical Guide to Levitation

By José Eduardo Agualusa

I do not like parties. The idle chat, the smoke, the fatuous talk of drunks, I find them all tiresome. Plastic plates annoy me even more. And plastic cutlery. And plastic cups. I'm served roasted…

Translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn

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José Eduardo Agualusa

José Eduardo Agualusa

Articles by José Eduardo Agualusa

If Nothing Else Helps, Read Clarice

A Practical Guide to Levitation