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A General Theory of Oblivion

José Eduardo Agualusa

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A General Theory of Oblivion won the International Dublin Literary Award 2017. 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.

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Publisher
Random House
Year
2015
ISBN-13
9781448191543
Genre
FictionCrime & Thriller
Topics
Isolation and solitudeWar and independenceSurvivalMemory and storytellingUnlikely friendship

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