Jose luandino vieira biography for kids
Jose luandino vieira biography for kids
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José Luandino Vieira
Angolan author
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Mateus da Graça.
José Luandino Vieira | |
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| Born | José Vieira Mateus da Graça (1935-05-04) 4 May 1935 (age 89) Lagoa de Furadouro, Ourém, Portugal |
| Notable work | Luuanda |
José Luandino Vieira (born José Vieira Mateus da Graça on 4 May 1935) is an Angolan writer of short fiction and novels.[1]
Biography
Vieira was born in Lagoa de Furadouro, Ourém, Portugal to impoverished parents.
His father was a cobbler and his mother was a homemaker from a peasant background.
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They immigrated to Angola in 1938. The boy grew up immersed in the African quarters (musseques) of Luanda. He wrote in the language unique to the musseque, a fusion of Kimbun