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The Book of Chameleons

By Jose Eduardo Agualusa & Daniel Hahn
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Félix Ventura trades in an unusual commodity; he is a dealer in memories, clandestinely selling new pasts to people whose futures are secure and who lack only a good lineage to complete their lives. In this completely original murder mystery, where people are not who they seem and the briefest of connections leads to the forging of entirely new histories, a bookish albino, a beautiful woman, a mysterious foreigner, and a witty talking lizard come together to discover the truth of their lives. Set in Angola, Agualusa's tale darts from tormented past to dream-filled present with a lightness that belies the savage history of a country in which many have something to forget -- and to hide.

A brilliant American debut by one of the most lauded writers in the Portuguese-speaking world, this is a beautifully written and always surprising tale of race, truth, and the transformative power of creativity.

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Thumbs Up“This is a book about memory and its traps, and about the construction of identities. It is set in Angola, who was coming out of a Marxist dictatorship and a civil war, and one where people feel the need to reinvent themselves. Our guy, Felix Ventura does that for his clients -- reinvents their past. I enjoyed a lot the fact that its narrative voice is the voice of a gecko, idk, I found that very entertaining. With a little murder and vengeance sprinkled on the side, I can say that this was a good read while on vacation”

About Jose Eduardo Agualusa

José Eduardo Agualusa was born in Huambo, Angola, in 1960. He has published seven novels, including Creole, which was awarded the Portuguese Grand Prize for Literature and is a bestseller in seven countries. The Book of Chameleons won The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2007.

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