From Angola to
Portugal and Back
Readings by José Eduardo Agualusa
and José Luís Peixoto
Acclaimed as one of the most important
Portuguese-language writers of his generation,
the Angolan José Eduardo Agualusa is the
The Nobel Prize Winner José Saramago
praises José Luís Peixoto as “one the most
surprising revelations in recent Portuguese
first African-born winner of The Independent
literature.” His American debut, the novel
Foreign Fiction Prize (2007) for his
The Implacable Order of Things, has been
novel The Book of Chameleons.
chosen for the Barnes & Noble Fall 2008
Discover Great New Writers Program.
“A subtle, beguiling story of shifting identities.” —Kirkus
“Lovers of stylish literary fiction will rejoice at this charming tale
by Angolan writer Agualusa.”
—Publishers Weekly
“You read and breathe as if you were downing a bottle of life in
one gulp.” —Le Figaro
“Peixoto’s bold, incantatory prose is consistently beautiful…
simple but also incredibly rich and resonant.”
—The Independent (UK)
Wednesday, September 17, 5:30–7:00 PM
Smith-Buonanno 106
Sponsored by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and the Luso-American Foundation