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")
He also wrote five plays, "W generation", "Aquela mulher", "Chovem amores na Rua do Matador","A Caixa Preta" and "O terrorista elegante", the last three written with Mia Couto.
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