Lília Momplé

Lília Maria Clara Carrière Momplé was born on 19 March 1935 on the Island of Mozambique, into a family of Makua, French, Indian, Chinese and Mauritian descent. Trained in social work in Lisbon, she lived in Great Britain and then in Brazil before returning for good in 1972. She headed the country's fund for artistic and cultural development, was secretary general of the writers' association from 1995 to 2001 and sat on the executive board of Unesco from 2001 to 2005. She was awarded the José Craveirinha prize in 2011.

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• Short storiesNinguém matou SuhuraLília Momplé · 1988not translated into EnglishLiterature