Mia Couto
Birthday: 1955-07-05
Place of Birth: Beira, Mozambique
Biography: 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.
Movies
Língua - Vidas em Português
Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world....
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Karingana - Licença para contar
Maria Bethânia takes her poetic narrative to Mozambique for the first time. The interpreter presents...
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I am The Author Of My Name Mia Couto
A documentary overview on the life and work of the writer Mia Couto....
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O Fascínio das Histórias
A digressive quest, through conversations with various people, about the need humanity has always ha...
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