A General Theory of Oblivion
International Dublin Literary Award · 2017 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2017 | Winner |
About This Book
José Eduardo Agualusa's novel, translated from Portuguese by Daniel Hahn, follows a Portuguese woman who bricks herself into her apartment in Luanda for decades as Angola's civil war rages outside. Winner of the Dublin Literary Award and the International Man Booker Prize.
About the Author
José Eduardo Agualusa is an Angolan novelist, journalist, and playwright, one of the most prominent African writers working in Portuguese. Born in Huambo, Angola (then Nova Lisboa), he studied agronomy and forestry in Lisbon before devoting himself to writing. A General Theory of Oblivion (2012, translated into English by Daniel Hahn in 2015) won the International Dublin Literary Award in 2017, with the prize split between Agualusa and translator Daniel Hahn. Read more →
