José Eduardo Agualusa

José Eduardo Agualusa [Alves da Cunha], born in 1960, spends most of his time in Portugal, Angola and Brazil, working as a writer and journalist. His books have been translated into 25 languages.

So far five of his books have been translated to English: « Creole » (2002, Arcadia. Orig.: « Nação crioula »), « The Book of Chameleons » (2006, Arcadia, UK; 2008, Simon & Schuster, USA. Orig.:« O Vendedor de Passados »), « My father’s wives » (2008, Arcadia. Orig.: « As mulheres do meu pai »), « Rainy Season » (2009, Arcadia. Orig.: « Estação das Chuvas ») and "General Theory of Oblivion" (2015,Penguim Random House 2015, Archipelago Books. Orig.: "Teoria Geral do Esquecimento")