2024/172: The Book of Chameleons — Jose Eduardo Agualusa (translated by Daniel Hahn)
The train gave a long whistle, then a bewildered, long drawn-out howl, like a red ribbon stretched across the seafront. [p. 122]
Félix Ventura, an albino, lives in a crumbling mansion in Luanda with his best friend, Eulálio, who happens to be a gecko.( Read more... )