{"product_id":"a-general-theory-of-oblivion-9780914671312","title":"A General Theory of Oblivion","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Dublin International Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Who is this solitary young woman on the top floor of a luxury building in Luanda, Angola's capital, and why has she walled off her apartment? Her name is Ludo...Her brooding presence is inescapable\" \u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the eve of Angolan independence, an agoraphobic woman named Ludo bricks herself into her Luandan apartment for 30 years, living off vegetables and the pigeons she lures in with diamonds, burning her furniture and books to stay alive and writing her story on the apartment's walls. \u003cbr\u003e Almost as if we're eavesdropping, the history of Angola unfolds in \u003ci\u003eA General Theory of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e through the stories of those Ludo sees from her window in a a wild patchwork of a novel, playing on a love of storytelling and fable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780914671312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jose Eduardo Agualusa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059761545397,"sku":"9780914671312","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e1f4d9ad-dfbb-4f9e-a9e6-48e417e4db99.jpg?v=1690298053","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-general-theory-of-oblivion-9780914671312","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}