{"product_id":"the-living-and-the-rest-paperback","title":"The Living and the Rest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJose Eduardo Agualusa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Cross J.M. Coetzee with Gabriel García Márquez and you've got José Eduardo Agualusa, Portugal's next candidate for the Nobel Prize\" -- Alan Kaufman, author of \u003ci\u003eMatches\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrilling tale that considers how the mind bends when the known world ends in a storm's flash \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Fiction in Translation Book of the Year and Winner of the Portuguese PEN Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA funny and lively tale about a group of writers stranded at a literary festival turns increasingly ominous as it explores the nature of life and of time, and the extraordinary power of imagination and the written word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriters from across Africa descend on the Isle of Mozambique to participate in the island's first literary festival. When a sudden cyclone strikes the land, they are cut off from the mainland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne writer wakes from sleep with lines running through her head, reaching for a small red notebook with \u003ci\u003edream trash\u003c\/i\u003e written on the cover. Another posts a picture of a writing desk gleaming in the ancient light of the Captains-General Palace, now a museum. The caption: \"If I had a desk like this, I'm sure I'd write more. I'm sure I'd write better.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgualusa traces their conversations as they wonder together whether the world they know has ended, and what, real or imagined, might come next. They talk, and set pens to paper, in this sometimes-surreal tale of how the physical world is changing rapidly around us and how we can (and must) forge new contexts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Eduardo Agualusa\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the leading voices in the Portuguese language today. In 2019, Agualusa received the Angolan National Prize for Culture and Arts. He won the International Dublin Literary Award in 2017 for \u003ci\u003eA General Theory of Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e. Also available in English are \u003ci\u003eCreole\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chameleons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Society of Reluctant Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Wives\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRainy Season\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Practical Guide to Levitation\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Living and the Rest \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2021 Portuguese PEN Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and translator. He is the author of several works of non-fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tower Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations (from Portuguese, Spanish, and French) include fiction from Africa, Europe and Latin America, and he has translated works by Machado de Assis, José Luís Peixoto, María Dueñas, José Saramago, Eduardo Halfon, Corsino Fortes, and Roger Mello.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52579985064243,"sku":"9781962770200","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hyom18R7wA9781962770200.webp?v=1761501170","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-living-and-the-rest-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}