This colophon summarizes Gramática do instante e do Infinito [Grammar, Momentary and Infinite], by the  prized African writer José Eduardo Agualusa, whose novels have been published in over 20 languages.

Born in Angola, and now living in Portugal and Mozambique, the author always carries a camera, later using the images to inspire his imagination and create narratives. For this book, the author has translated a magic moment to poetry and imagery: his enchantment for his wife, Yara, during her daughter’s pregnancy, Kianda Ainur.

Bound in various capulanas (Mozambican textiles), these artisanal edition books are unique, numbered and signed by the author. Its pages are printed one-by-one in distinctive paper, onto which 12 photo prints are glued on Hahnemühle rice-paper. This series of photographs developed into exhibitions in Maputo, Guarda and Lisbon.

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Upon the success obtained by the Portuguese edition, the poems have been translated to four more languages (and editions): English, Spanish, French and Umbundu (primary language of the author’s birthplace, Huambo).

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