José Eduardo Agualusa in Conversation

A Conversation for RMST 202 about José Eduardo Agualusa's The Book of Chameleons. With José Eduardo Agualusa and Jon Beasley-Murray.00:00 Introduction01:46 Location and Translation: Angola and the Rest of the World06:48 Finding a Title: On Geckos and Chameleons11:46 An Absurd Reality: Violence, the Fantastic, and Exuberance16:59 Literature and Dreams: Disquieting Reminders, Sudden Creativity20:19 Dreams as Preparation for Reality: Nightmares and Tears21:55 Enter the Gecko: Finding the Voice of a Laughing God25:37 Nature and Animism: Paying Attention to Life and Death28:02 Writing and Reading to Understand the Other30:14 Credits#rmst202 #romancestudieshttp://rmst202.arts.ubc.ca