{"product_id":"9781529426489","title":"The Book of Chameleons","description":"Author: Jose Eduardo Agualusa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529426489\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;font size=\"+1\"\u0026gt;'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIngenious, consistently taut and witty' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Humorous and quizzical, with a light touch on weighty themes, the narrative darts about with lizard-like colour and velocity' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Strange, elliptical, charming' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A poetic, beguiling meditation on truth and storytelling . . . from the dreamscapes of magical realism to a gripping political thriller and even a murder mystery' \u003ci\u003eNew Internationalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;\/font\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFelix Ventura trades in memories, a slippery character selling new pasts to people whose bright futures lack only a good lineage, and wiping clean the slate of their identity.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a narrative that darts between past and present Angola, a bookish albino man, a beautiful woman, a mysterious foreigner and a witty talking lizard come together to discover their real origins. For theirs is a world where the truth seems to shift from moment to moment and where history itself is up for grabs . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE\u003ci\u003e INDEPENDENT \u003c\/i\u003eFOREIGN FICTION PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A work of fierce originality' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Without doubt one of the most important Portuguese-language writers of his generation' ANTONIO LOBO ANTUNES\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Cross J. M. Coetzee with Gabriel Garcia Marquez and you've got Jose Eduardo Agualusa'\u003cb\u003e ALAN KAUFMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67954070683806,"sku":"ADS-9781529426489","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529426489.jpg?v=1794048537","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529426489","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}