Person
Mia Couto
Writing
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Jul 5, 1955
- From
- Beira, Mozambique
Mia Couto, is among the most prominent writers in Portuguese-speaking Africa. After studying medicine and biology in Maputo, he worked as a journalist. Besides writing, he is now a biologist and teaches at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo. In 2013, Mia Couto was awarded the Camões Prize for Literature 2013 and the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2014. He was among the six finalists of the Man Booker International Prize 2015 with his body of work and 2017 his novel CONFESSION OF THE LIONESS was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His books have been published in over 30 countries.
Images
Credits
Língua - Vidas em Português
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
Karingana - Licença para contar
I Am the Author of My Name Mia Couto
O Fascínio das Histórias
Plurais
Nayola
Sleepwalking Land
Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra
Mabata Bata
O Último Voo do Flamingo
Mississe
The Tuner of Silences
As Aves
Tatana
The Anchorage of Time