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Mia Couto
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…
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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.
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2025
As Aves
Movie Writer
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2024
The Anchorage of Time
Movie Novel
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2024
The Tuner of Silences
Movie Author
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2024
Plurais
Movie Himself
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2023
Nayola
Movie Theatre Play
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2021
Tatana
Movie Screenplay
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2019
O Fascínio das Histórias
Movie
- 2019
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2018
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
Movie Self
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2017
Mabata Bata
Movie Original Story
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2017
Karingana - Licença para contar
Movie Self
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2010
O Último Voo do Flamingo
Movie Novel
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2007
Sleepwalking Land
Movie Writer
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2005
Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra
Movie Novel
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2003
Língua - Vidas em Português
Movie Self
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1995
Mississe
Movie Novel
