A General Theory of Oblivion

Rating: 4 1 Vote

Tags: Set in ANGOLA Male author

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WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017 A finalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2016 The brilliant new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, burns her furniture and books to stay alive and keeps herself busy by writing her story on the walls of her home. The outside world slowly seeps into Ludo’s life through snippets on the radio, voices from next door, glimpses of a man fleeing his pursuers and a note attached to a bird’s foot. Until one day she meets Sabalu, a young boy from the street who climbs up to her terrace.

Reviews

Ruben Oliveira (1 year ago)	16 Sep, 2022 This is from Angola, not Brazil
ChallengeSupport (1 year ago)	16 Sep, 2022 Thank you for the feedback. We will check and update the listing.
Lise Gøttler (8 months ago)	10 Jan, 2023 This still says Brazil. Can you please change it to Angola?
ChallengeSupport (8 months ago)	10 Jan, 2023 @LiseGoettler Thank you for the reminder. The country has finally been corrected.