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Agualusa and National Allegory

Agualusa and National Allegory

José Eduardo Agualusa, The Society of Reluctant Dreamers

Posted in Agualusa lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with Angola, C21st, doubles, Dreams, Freud, multitude, repetition, unity, utopia

Agualusa Questions I

Agualusa Questions I

Questions on The Society of Reluctant Dreamers

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The book of transformation (and lies)

I think this book is my favourite one I’ve read. I absolutely loved how unique the plot was and the language filled with beautiful description and intriguing characters. I love an “aha” moment when reading and this book did not fail me! While reading, I was curious about the title and how it would connect […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with angela, Angola, books, felix, gecko, history, josé, linen suits, lisbon, past, The Book of Chameleons, Transformation

Agualusa on Duplicity, Tribute, and Revenge

Agualusa on Duplicity, Tribute, and Revenge

José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of Chameleons

Posted in Agualusa lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with Angola, animals, betrayal, Borges, C21st, doubles, history, illusion, memory, repetition, violence, war

Agualusa Questions II

Agualusa Questions II

Questions on The Book of Chameleons

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Agualusa Videos

Agualusa Videos

Videos about José Eduardo Agualusa

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Agualusa on Reluctant Dreamers

I did not know what to think while reading, ‘The Society of Reluctant Dreamers’, by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is certainly a book that I found exists more in the realm of the unknown than the known. The story relies on speculation much of the time…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Angola, confusion, Dreams, society

Agualusa on Reluctant Dreamers

I did not know what to think while reading, ‘The Society of Reluctant Dreamers’, by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is certainly a book that I found exists more in the realm of the unknown than the known. The story relies on speculation much of the time…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Angola, confusion, Dreams, society

blog#11 – Time and the way She swims through Dreams —

blog#11 – Time and the way She swims through Dreams — As soon as I finished the book, I fell asleep. I read The Society of Reluctant Dreamers in a period where I was (and am) sleeping a lot. I clocked in about 14 or 15 hours straight the other night. I’m not quite sure why […]

Posted in Agualusa, Blogs | Tagged with Angola, Dreams, reality, revolution, Swimming, the society of reluctant dreamers, time

Thoughts on Agualusas The Society of Reluctant Dreamers

Wow the final book! I’m glad Agualusas The Society of Reluctant Dreamers was my final read because it made my top 3 for sure. I was very interested to read a book set in Angola because unfortunately i’ve only ever learned about its colonial history and the Portuguese expansion so I can now say I … Continue reading “Thoughts on Agualusas The Society of Reluctant Dreamers”

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