Agualusa writes predominantly in his native language, Portuguese.[3] His books have been translated into twenty-five languages, most notably into English by translator Daniel Hahn, a frequent collaborator of his. Much of his writing focuses on the history of Angola.[4]
A sociedade dos sonhadores involuntários (2017) The Society of Reluctant Dreamers, trans. Daniel Hahn (2019).
Os Vivos e os Outros (novel, 2020)
He has also published, in collaboration with fellow journalist Fernando Semedo and photographer Elza Rocha, a work of investigative reporting on the African community of Lisbon, entitled Lisboa Africana (1993). Agualusa's play Aquela Mulher was performed by Brazilian actress Marília Gabriela (directed by Antônio Fagundes) in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2008 and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009. He co-wrote the play Chovem amores na Rua do Matador with Mozambican writer Mia Couto.
Translated works
These novels were all translated into English by Daniel Hahn:
Creole (Nação Crioula—novel, 2002): Tells the story of a secret love between the fictional Portuguese adventurer Carlos Fradique Mendes (a creation of the 19th-century Portuguese novelist Eça de Queiroz) and Ana Olímpia de Caminha, a former slave who became one of the wealthiest persons in Angola.
The Book of Chameleons (O Vendedor de Passados—novel, 2004): An excerpt appeared in Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing in 2009.
Rainy Season (Estação das Chuvas—novel, 2009): A biographical novel about Lidia do Carmo Ferreira, the Angolan poet and historian who disappeared mysteriously in Luanda in 1992.
A General Theory of Oblivion (Teoria Geral do Esquecimento—novel, 2015): Tells the history of Angola from the perspective of a woman named Ludo who barricades herself in her Luandan apartment for three decades—beginning the day before the country's independence.
A Practical Guide to Levitation: Stories (forthcoming)
The Living and the Rest (forthcoming)
Non-fiction work
Agualusa writes monthly for the Portuguese magazine LER and weekly for the Brazilian newspaper O Globo and the Angolan portal Rede Angola. He hosts the radio program A Hora das Cigarras, about African music and poetry, on the channel RDP África. In 2006, he launched, with Conceição Lopes and Fatima Otero, the Brazilian publisher Língua Geral, dedicated exclusively to Portuguese-language authors.
Criticism and interpretation
Agualusa's work was described by Ana Mafalda Leite as sometimes providing "a link between history and fiction, between the account of past events and the description of what might have been possible." The critic continues, "The author tries...to capture the moment in which history becomes literature, to illustrate how literary imagination takes precedence over the historical by means of the fantastic and an oneiric vision of life." Her assessment of the author's skills is as follows: "Agualusa gives evidence not just of solid historical research but also of the literary talent which brings these characters to life."[7]
Awards
In June 2017, Agualusa, alongside Daniel Hahn, his translator, was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel A General Theory of Oblivion. Agualusa's work beat a shortlist of ten titles from around the world, including one written by Irish author Anne Enright, to claim the €100,000 prize. Agualusa was awarded €75,000 personally, as the translator, Daniel Hahn, was entitled to a €25,000 share of the prize money.[8]
Nação Crioula (1997) was awarded the RTP Great Literary Prize. The Book of Chameleons (2006) won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2007. He is the first African writer to win the award since its inception in 1990.[9]
Agualusa benefited from three literary grants: the first awarded by the Portuguese Centro Nacional de Cultura in 1997 to write Nação Crioula (Creole); the second given in the year 2000 by the Portuguese Fundação Oriente allowing him to visit Goa, India, for three months which resulted in Um estranho em Goa; the third, in 2001, was prestiged by the GermanDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. Thanks to that grant, he lived one year in Berlin, where he wrote O Ano em que Zumbi Tomou o Rio. In 2009, he was invited by the Dutch Residency for Writers in Amsterdam, where he wrote Barroco Tropical.
^Kean, Danuta (21 June 2017). "Angolan writer José Eduardo Agualusa wins €100,000 International Dublin literary award | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
^"Spare My Wrists : Review of A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa – Jeff Bursey | Numéro Cinq". Numerocinqmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
^"A General Theory of Oblivion | The Man Booker Prizes". Themanbookerprize.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
^Battersby, Eileen (21 June 2017). "José Eduardo Agualusa wins €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^Leite, Ana Mafalda. "Angola." The Postcolonial Literature of Lusophone Africa. Ed. Patrick Chabal. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1996. p. 114. Print.
^"International Dublin Literary Award 2017: José Eduardo Agualusa wins for A General Theory of Oblivion". Independent.ie. 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
Brookshaw, David. 2002. Voices from Lusophone borderlands: the Angolan identities of António Agostinho Neto, Jorge Arrimar and José Eduardo Agualusa. Maynooth: National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Guterres, Maria. "History and Fiction in José Eduardo Agualusa's Novels." Fiction in the Portuguese-Speaking World. Ed. Charles M. Kelley. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2000. pp. 117–38. Print.
External links
Homepage of José Eduardo Agualusa
Biography 2018-02-06 at the Wayback Machine from the international literature festival berlin
"Angolan author wins fiction prize", BBC News, 1 May 2007
"An Interview with José Eduardo Agualusa"
"A General Theory Of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa; trans. Daniel Hahn, book review", The Independent, 2 July 2015
"A General Theory of Oblivion by José Eduardo Agualusa—Review" 2016-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Big Issue, 15 July 2015
May 31, 2023
josé, eduardo, agualusa, this, portuguese, name, first, maternal, family, name, agualusa, second, paternal, family, name, alves, cunha, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable. In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Agualusa and the second or paternal family name is Alves da Cunha This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jose Eduardo Agualusa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jose Eduardo Agualusa Alves da Cunha born December 13 1960 is an Angolan journalist and writer of Portuguese and Brazilian descent 1 He studied agronomy and silviculture in Lisbon Portugal Currently he resides in the Island of Mozambique working as a writer and journalist He also has been working to establish a public library on the island 2 Jose Eduardo AgualusaBornJose Eduardo Agualusa Alves da Cunha 1960 12 13 December 13 1960 age 62 Nova Lisboa Overseas Province of AngolaLanguagePortugueseNationalityAngolanGenreAngolan HistoryNotable worksA General Theory of OblivionNotable awards2007 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize2017 International Dublin Literary AwardAgualusa writes predominantly in his native language Portuguese 3 His books have been translated into twenty five languages most notably into English by translator Daniel Hahn a frequent collaborator of his Much of his writing focuses on the history of Angola 4 He has seen some success in English speaking literary circles most notably for A General Theory of Oblivion That novel written in 2012 and translated in 2015 was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize 5 and was the recipient of the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award 6 Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Translated works 1 2 Non fiction work 2 Criticism and interpretation 3 Awards 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBibliography EditA Conjura novel 1989 D Nicolau Agua Rosada e outras estorias verdadeiras e inverosimeis short stories 1990 O coracao dos bosques poetry 1991 A feira dos assombrados novella 1992 Estacao das Chuvas novel 1996 Nacao Crioula novel 1997 Fronteiras Perdidas contos para viajar short stories 1999 Um estranho em Goa novel 2000 Estranhoes e Bizarrocos juvenile literature 2000 A Substancia do Amor e Outras Cronicas chronicles 2000 O Homem que Parecia um Domingo short stories 2002 Catalogo de Sombras short stories 2003 O Ano em que Zumbi Tomou o Rio novel 2003 O Vendedor de Passados novel 2004 Manual Pratico de Levitacao short stories 2005 As Mulheres de Meu Pai novel 2007 Na rota das especiarias guide 2008 Barroco tropical novel 2009 Milagrario Pessoal novel 2010 Teoria Geral do Esquecimento novel 2012 A educacao sentimental dos passaros novel 2012 A Vida no Ceu novel 2013 A Rainha Ginga novel 2014 O Livro dos Camaleoes short stories 2015 A sociedade dos sonhadores involuntarios 2017 The Society of Reluctant Dreamers trans Daniel Hahn 2019 Os Vivos e os Outros novel 2020 He has also published in collaboration with fellow journalist Fernando Semedo and photographer Elza Rocha a work of investigative reporting on the African community of Lisbon entitled Lisboa Africana 1993 Agualusa s play Aquela Mulher was performed by Brazilian actress Marilia Gabriela directed by Antonio Fagundes in Sao Paulo Brazil in 2008 and Rio de Janeiro Brazil in 2009 He co wrote the play Chovem amores na Rua do Matador with Mozambican writer Mia Couto Translated works Edit These novels were all translated into English by Daniel Hahn Creole Nacao Crioula novel 2002 Tells the story of a secret love between the fictional Portuguese adventurer Carlos Fradique Mendes a creation of the 19th century Portuguese novelist Eca de Queiroz and Ana Olimpia de Caminha a former slave who became one of the wealthiest persons in Angola The Book of Chameleons O Vendedor de Passados novel 2004 An excerpt appeared in Gods and Soldiers The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing in 2009 My Father s Wives As Mulheres de Meu Pai novel 2008 Rainy Season Estacao das Chuvas novel 2009 A biographical novel about Lidia do Carmo Ferreira the Angolan poet and historian who disappeared mysteriously in Luanda in 1992 A General Theory of Oblivion Teoria Geral do Esquecimento novel 2015 Tells the history of Angola from the perspective of a woman named Ludo who barricades herself in her Luandan apartment for three decades beginning the day before the country s independence A Practical Guide to Levitation Stories forthcoming The Living and the Rest forthcoming Non fiction work Edit Agualusa writes monthly for the Portuguese magazine LER and weekly for the Brazilian newspaper O Globo and the Angolan portal Rede Angola He hosts the radio program A Hora das Cigarras about African music and poetry on the channel RDP Africa In 2006 he launched with Conceicao Lopes and Fatima Otero the Brazilian publisher Lingua Geral dedicated exclusively to Portuguese language authors Criticism and interpretation EditAgualusa s work was described by Ana Mafalda Leite as sometimes providing a link between history and fiction between the account of past events and the description of what might have been possible The critic continues The author tries to capture the moment in which history becomes literature to illustrate how literary imagination takes precedence over the historical by means of the fantastic and an oneiric vision of life Her assessment of the author s skills is as follows Agualusa gives evidence not just of solid historical research but also of the literary talent which brings these characters to life 7 Awards EditIn June 2017 Agualusa alongside Daniel Hahn his translator was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel A General Theory of Oblivion Agualusa s work beat a shortlist of ten titles from around the world including one written by Irish author Anne Enright to claim the 100 000 prize Agualusa was awarded 75 000 personally as the translator Daniel Hahn was entitled to a 25 000 share of the prize money 8 Nacao Crioula 1997 was awarded the RTP Great Literary Prize The Book of Chameleons 2006 won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2007 He is the first African writer to win the award since its inception in 1990 9 Agualusa benefited from three literary grants the first awarded by the Portuguese Centro Nacional de Cultura in 1997 to write Nacao Crioula Creole the second given in the year 2000 by the Portuguese Fundacao Oriente allowing him to visit Goa India for three months which resulted in Um estranho em Goa the third in 2001 was prestiged by the German Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Thanks to that grant he lived one year in Berlin where he wrote O Ano em que Zumbi Tomou o Rio In 2009 he was invited by the Dutch Residency for Writers in Amsterdam where he wrote Barroco Tropical References Edit Jose Eduardo Agualusa Agualusa pt Retrieved 2017 06 23 Kean Danuta 21 June 2017 Angolan writer Jose Eduardo Agualusa wins 100 000 International Dublin literary award Books The Guardian Retrieved 2017 09 16 Gikandi Simon 2003 Encyclopedia of African Literature Taylor amp Francis p 18 ISBN 978 1 134 58223 5 Retrieved 17 November 2018 Spare My Wrists Review of A General Theory of Oblivion by Jose Eduardo Agualusa Jeff Bursey Numero Cinq Numerocinqmagazine com Retrieved 2017 06 23 A General Theory of Oblivion The Man Booker Prizes Themanbookerprize com Retrieved 2017 06 23 Battersby Eileen 21 June 2017 Jose Eduardo Agualusa wins 100 000 International Dublin Literary Award The Irish Times Retrieved 17 September 2017 Leite Ana Mafalda Angola The Postcolonial Literature of Lusophone Africa Ed Patrick Chabal Evanston Northwestern University Press 1996 p 114 Print International Dublin Literary Award 2017 Jose Eduardo Agualusa wins for A General Theory of Oblivion Independent ie 2016 05 15 Retrieved 2017 06 23 Entertainment Angolan author wins fiction prize BBC News 2007 05 01 Retrieved 2017 06 23 Further reading EditBrookshaw David 2002 Voices from Lusophone borderlands the Angolan identities of Antonio Agostinho Neto Jorge Arrimar and Jose Eduardo Agualusa Maynooth National University of Ireland Maynooth Guterres Maria History and Fiction in Jose Eduardo Agualusa s Novels Fiction in the Portuguese Speaking World Ed Charles M Kelley Cardiff University of Wales Press 2000 pp 117 38 Print External links EditHomepage of Jose Eduardo Agualusa Biography Archived 2018 02 06 at the Wayback Machine from the international literature festival berlin Angolan author wins fiction prize BBC News 1 May 2007 An Interview with Jose Eduardo Agualusa A General Theory Of Oblivion by Jose Eduardo Agualusa trans Daniel Hahn book review The Independent 2 July 2015 A General Theory of Oblivion by Jose Eduardo Agualusa Review Archived 2016 05 04 at the Wayback Machine The Big Issue 15 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Eduardo Agualusa amp oldid 1148351238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
