Magical realism books from Angola
Recommended magical realism books (6)
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If you are into magical realism here are some magical realism books from Angola for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Los Transparentes by Ondjaki ES
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Esta novela traza un colorido retrato de los habitantes de la capital angolena, Luanda, y sus numerosas historias individuales. Odonato esta harto de ver tanto sufrimiento en derredor y se vuelve tan liviano que su mujer debe atarlo para impedir que escape flotando. En el edificio donde vive, el y sus vecinos se ayudan entre si, porque todos saben que cada uno lleva sus propias batallas a cuestas. Entre carteros celosos de su deber, vendedores que trafican con ilusiones, ministros que se topan por error con la miseria, inspectores que promueven negociones clandestinos, mujeres que multiplican ... continue
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Os Transparentes by Ondjaki PT
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Ondjaki, o escritor angolano já bem conhecido do público por obras como o assobiador (2002), quantas madrugadas tem a noite (2004), os da minha rua (2007), AvóDezanove e o segredo do soviético (2008), entre outros títulos, sempre colocou Angola, e em particular Luanda, de onde é natural, no centro da sua escrita. Com o presente romance, de novo aparece Luanda - a Luanda atual do pós- guerra, das especificidades do seu regime democrático, do «progresso», dos grandes negócios, do «desenrasca» - como pano de fundo de uma história que é um prodígio da imaginação e um retrato social de uma riqueza ... continue
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The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa EN
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This unusual novel about the landscape of memory and its inconsistencies follows Felix Ventura as he trades in a curious commodity—he sells people different pasts. He can create entirely new pasts full of better memories and complete with new lineage or augment existing pasts as needed. Narrated by an exceptionally articulate and rather friendly lizard that lives on Felix’s living-room wall, this richly detailed story explores how people can remember things that never happened—and with extraordinary vividness—even as they forget things that did in fact occur.
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From Angola, a country riddled with civil war and it' s aftereffects for the last 30 years, comes a surprising story of hope, passion, and magical realism from a groundbreaking, young African novelist. A young man arrives at the church of a small African village and starts whistling so beautifully that the priest is left in tears. As his weeklong stay continues, the whistler finds himself affected by the colorful inhabitants of the village as they all become bewitched and surrender to the moods of his melodies.
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Transparent City by Ondjaki EN
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"A moving mural of lives in the underclass of Luanda." – The Guardian In a crumbling apartment block in the Angolan city of Luanda, families work, laugh, scheme, and get by. In the middle of it all is the melancholic Odonato, nostalgic for the country of his youth and searching for his lost son. As his hope drains away and the city outside his doors changes beyond all recognition, Odonato's flesh becomes transparent and his body increasingly weightless. Alongside, disparate stories are woven into the narrative, spanning from the tragic to the comic, from the surreal to the every-day, culminati... continue