“Félix Ventura. Guarantee your children a better past.” (Agualusa, 16) In José Eduardo Agualusa’s “The Book of Chameleons,” reality is not a fixed entity but a malleable construct, subject to manipulation and reinterpretation. At the heart of this captivating narrative lies Félix Ventura, a peculiar character who deals in an extraordinary commodity: he crafts pasts […]
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Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well. This week, I read “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Pigila. I had high hopes for this novel, given the themes of mystery, deception, the creative process, and, most interestingly, criminal activity. Still, I like…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with creative process, crime, Deception, Mystery
Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well. This week, I read “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Pigila. I had high hopes for this novel, given the themes of mystery, deception, the creative process, and, most interestingly, criminal activity. Still, I like…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with creative process, crime, Deception, Mystery
