A General Theory of Oblivion

Posted on 10 February 2017 by José Eduardo Agualusa

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.Almost 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 A General Theory of Oblivion is a perfectly crafted, wild patchwork of a novel, playing on a love of storytelling and fable. Download A General Theory of Oblivion – kino-fada.fr This book has been on my radar for a while but when it won the 2017 International Dublin Literary Prize, I needed to get it Winning the prize helped because it actually was in available my local bookstore and no need to order it a first for these kinds of books.I devoured this book in two sittings It is a truly amazing work of literature I have been reading Por...Ludo is agoraphobic, even back in Europe she was afraid of sky Even at age of seven she would carry a umbrella to school, no matter what the weather And so, when she finds herself alone in a continent of vast skies she doesn t know in a time of chaos Angola s independence she bricks herself into her flat and lives alone except for company of her dog who later dies and books living like a cast out on birds and animals, in a small unviable hole that the world around her is oblivious of Sh Ludo is agoraphobic, even back in Europe she was afraid of sky Even at age of seven she would carry a umbrella to school, no matter what the weather And so, when she finds herself alone in a continent of vast skies she doesn t know in a time of chaos Angola s independence she bricks herself into her flat and lives alone except for company of her dog who later dies and books living like a cast out on birds and animals, in a small unviable hole that the world around her is oblivious of She sits in there suffering needlessly looking out with a fear that has become a habitual illusion The writing, as far as her life is concerned, is beautiful both the third person and first person partsMy weakness, my vanishing eyesight, it means I stumble ov...Update 2017 06 22Jos Eduardo Agualusa venceu International DUBLIN Literary Award 2017 com um pr mio monet rio de 100.000 75.000 para o escritor e 25.000 para Daniel Hahn o tradutor grupo de mulheres mucubais a dan ar Angola Albano Neves e Sousa PintorJos Eduardo Agualusa um dos 6 finalistas shortlist do pr mio liter rio Man Booker International Prize 2016 com o livro Teoria Geral do Esquecimento A Gen Update 2017 06 22Jos Eduardo Agualusa venceu International DUBLIN Literary Award 2017 com um pr mio monet rio de 100.000 75.000 para o escritor e 25.000 para Daniel Hahn o tradutor grupo de mulheres mucubais a dan ar Angola Albano Neves e Sousa PintorJos Eduardo Agualusa um dos 6 finalistas shortlist do pr mio liter rio Man Booker International Prize 2016 com o livro Teoria Geral do Esquecimento A General Theory Of Oblivion Teoria Geral do Esquecimento 2012 um romance do escritor angolano Jos Eduardo Agualusa n 1960 Na Nota Pr via o escritor refere Ludovica Fernandes Mano faleceu em Luanda, n...Agualusa has written a fictionalized account based on the true story of Ludovica Fernandes Mano, a Portuguese woman who barricaded herself in an Angolan apartment from 1975 Angolan independence to 2003 Angolan civil war She is limited to what she has access to, starting with her own food stores and then the fruit from the terrace, pigeons, and burning books for fire I was reading this for my Africa 2016 project, so was a bit disappointed that 1 the main character was Portuguese with very Agualusa has written a fictionalize...What a fabulous book Why isn t this book all over social media Why isn t everyone talking about this book I loved it to bits This book is nothing like anything I have read before I cannot think of any other books that I can compare it with Review to follow But pick up a copy already.A General Theory of Oblivion relates the story of Ludo, who at the beginning of Angola s civil unrest, literally barricades herself into her apartment by building a wall and stays there for 30 years As well as her survival story, told partly through her journal entries, we also get vignettes of other play...Tornei me finalmente f de Agualusa Deus pesa as almas numa balan a Num dos pratos fica a alma, no outro as l grimas dos que a choraram Se ningu m a chorou, a alma desce para o inferno Se as l grimas foram suficientes, e suficientemente sentidas, ascende para o c u Ludo acreditava nisto Ou gostaria de acreditar Foi o que disse a Sabalu v o para o Para so as pessoas de quem os outros sentem a falta O Para so o espa o que ocupamos no cora o dos outros Opini o no blog Tornei me finalmente f de Agualusa Deus pesa as almas numa balan a Num dos pratos fica a alma, no outro as l grimas dos que a choraram Se ningu m a chorou, a alma desce para o inferno S...I couldn t put it down at all It has been a while since I read a perfect book that made me fall in love with it from the very first pages It tells the story of a woman who shuts herself in her house for 30 years, while living the war in Angola I won t saybecause it contains some revelations throughout its pages or else I will ruin it It is written really beautifully that one can t but fall in love with it and be affected while reading it I totally recommend this to anyone who is looki I couldn t put it down at all It has been a while since I read a perfect book that made me fall in love with it from the very first pages It tells the story of a woman who shuts herself in her house for 30 years, while living the war in A...Am Vorabend der angolanischen Revolution mauert sich die portugiesisch st mmige Ludovica, nachdem sie einen Einbrecher in Notwehr erschossen und auf ihrer Dachterrasse begraben hat, aus Angst f r drei ig Jahre in ihrer Wohnung ein und schottet sich somit in einem selbst gew hlten Exil von den Wirren des Jahrzehnte andauernden angolanischen B rgerkriegs ab.Es klingt fast wie ein utopisches M rchen, k nnte aber dennoch wahr sein Sie braucht ihre umfangreichen Vorr te auf, sammelt Regenwasser, z c Am Vorabend der angolanischen Revolution mauert sich die portugiesisch st mmige Ludovica, nachdem sie einen Einbrecher in Notwehr erschossen und auf ihrer Dachterrasse begraben hat, aus Angst f r drei ig Jahre in ihrer Wohnung ein und schottet sich somit in einem selbst gew hlten Exil von den Wirren des Jahrzehnte andauernden angolanischen B rgerkriegs ab.Es klingt fast wie ein utopisches M rchen, k nnte aber dennoch wahr sein Sie braucht ihre umfangreichen Vorr te auf, sammelt Regenwasser, z chtet H hner auf ...A a o principal gira em torno de Ludo uma portuguesa que foi morar para Luanda com a irm , que se casou com um vi vo angolano Com a revolu o, irm e cunhado voltam para Portugal, mas ela fica sozinha, em Angola Apavorada por um assalto mal sucedido e para evitar uma poss vel ocupa o do apartamento onde vive, constr i um muro na porta, determinada a n o sair nunca mais O seu auto isolamento ir durar quase trinta anos.A forma como as est rias das v rias personagem se cruzam e entrela am a A a o principal gira em torno de Ludo uma portuguesa que foi morar para Luanda com a irm , que se casou com um vi vo angolano Com a revolu o, irm e cunhado voltam para Portugal, mas ela fica sozinha, em Angola Apavorada por um assalto mal sucedido e para evitar uma poss vel ocupa o do apartamento onde vive, constr i um muro na porta, determinada a n o sair nunca mais O seu auto isolamento ir durar quase trinta anos.A forma como as est rias das v rias personagem se cruzam e entrela am agradou me bastante H v rios outros personagens e est rias a es secund rias no livro que s o, aparentemente, d spares, mas que v o se conectando est ria de Ludo com uma exatid o incr vel Este romance tecido, pelas h beis m os do autor, numa mistura de imagina o, vida real e vida coletiva de Angola, desde a independ ncia at aos dias de hoje Agualusa revela qualidades ineg veis como romancista Como o pr prio diz um homem com uma boa hist ria quase um...

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10 February 2017

José Eduardo Agualusa