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The Book of Chameleons, Agualusa

 Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…

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The Book of Chameleons, Agualusa

 Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…

Posted in Agualusa, Blogs | Tagged with chameleon, fiction, past, reincarnation

“Geck-yo Act Together!” It’s time to REINCARNATE!!!!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Art by DimitriSirenkoArt “We needed out own heroes like we needed bread to eat.” José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of the Chameleons, Pg. 110 Hello my loves! How are we all dealing with mother nature’s mood swings! I’m hoping the sun will peaked itself from the clouds once more and stay with us for much […]

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José Eduardo Agualusa, “The Book of Chameleons”

Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s novel, “The Book of Chameleons,” is an imaginative novel that explores the themes of identity and memory through the lens of a gecko living in the house of Felix Ventura. The gecko undergoes life with feelings and thoughts adjacent to those of humans, capable of processing human behaviours and interactions. This made […]

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