The society of reluctant dreamers / José Eduardo Agualusa ; translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn.
| Author/creator | Agualusa, José Eduardo, 1960- author. |
| Other author | Hahn, Daniel translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Archipelago Books edition. |
| Publication | Brooklyn, NY : Archipelago Books, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 264 pages ; 18 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Sociedade dos sonhadores involuntários. English |
| Abstract | "José Eduardo Agualusa's restless protagonist, Daniel Benchimol, spends his dreaming hours interviewing revolutionaries and writers. In this treacherous sleepscape, we find the Angolan anti-communist Jonas Savimbi, Muammar Gaddafi, hunched and hiding in a gutter, and Julio Cortázar as a great billowing tree, speaking to Daniel through an alphabet of clouds. He dreams wild dreams of people he's never met, squinting at them as if submerged in the hazy waters of southern Angola. When Daniel finds a camera on the beach, he becomes obsessed with the woman in the photos. Moira is a Mozambican artist with a similar preoccupation with her subconscious life - she stages her dreams in her artwork. The two meet, and together they explore the cloudy edges of their nightly visions, tugging at the fringed hem of the real. The Society of Reluctant Dreamers is a delicately crafted glimpse into the aftermath of Angolan independence, a postcard sent to prod the illusion of peace and freedom"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Agualusa, José Eduardo, 1960- The society of reluctant dreamers First Archipelago Books edition Brooklyn, NY : Archipelago Books, 2020 9781939810496 |
| LCCN | 2019053810 |
| ISBN | 9781939810489 paperback |
| ISBN | 1939810485 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PQ9929 .A39 S6313 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |