A General Theory of Oblivion
✍ Scribed by Agualusa, José Eduardo
- Book ID
- 108788697
- Publisher
- Steerforth Press
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780914671329
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Overview: 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 pursu