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José Eduardo Agualusa

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Angolan journalist, writer

JournalistsBorn 1960 · age 65
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José Eduardo Agualusa Alves da Cunha is an Angolan writer and columnist of Portuguese and Brazilian descent. He studied agronomy and silviculture in Lisbon, Portugal. Currently he resides in the Island of Mozambique, working as a writer and journalist.

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José Eduardo Agualusa
said · 2012
Own words

When people look at clouds they do not see their real shape, which is no shape at all, or every shape, because they are constantly changing.

A General Theory of Oblivion (2012)

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José Eduardo Agualusa
said · 2012
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God weighs a soul on a pair of scales. In one of the dishes is the soul, and in the other, the tears of those who weep for it. If nobody cries, the soul goes down to Hell.

A General Theory of Oblivion (2012)

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José Eduardo Agualusa
said · 2012
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Nothing happened today. I slept. While asleep I dreamed that I was sleeping.

A General Theory of Oblivion (2012)

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Awards 1

2009Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)

Journalists born in the 1960s 6

About this person

José Eduardo Agualusa Alves da Cunha is an Angolan writer and columnist of Portuguese and Brazilian descent. He studied agronomy and silviculture in Lisbon, Portugal. Currently he resides in the Island of Mozambique, working as a writer and journalist. He also has been working to establish a public library on the island.

Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1960 · age 65
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30 languages

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