José Luandino Vieira

José Luandino Vieira, whose real name is José Vieira Mateus da Graça, was born on 4 May 1935 in Lagoa de Furadouro, in Portugal, and arrived in Angola with his parents in 1938; he grew up near the African neighbourhoods of Luanda. Arrested in 1961 for his commitment against colonial rule, he spent eleven years in prison, most of them in the Tarrafal camp, in Cape Verde, until 1972, then lived under surveillance in Lisbon. Secretary-General of the Angolan Writers' Union after independence, he refused the Camões Prize in 2006.

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• Short storiesLuuanda: Short Stories of AngolaLuuandaJosé Luandino Vieira · 1964Literature