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Mia Couto

Рождение : 1955-07-05, Beira, Mozambique

История

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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Nayola

Book

Three generations of women plagued by the civil war, Lelena (the grandmother), Nayola (the daughter) and Yara (the granddaughter). The past and present interweave. Nayola goes in search of her husband who disapeared during the war. Decades later, the country is finally at peace, but Nayola hasn't returned. Yara has become a rebellious teenager and subversive rap singer.

O Fascínio das Histórias

A digressive quest, through conversations with various people, about the need humanity has always had to tell stories about itself, about the power and enchantment of fiction.

I am The Author Of My Name Mia Couto

A documentary overview on the life and work of the writer Mia Couto.

Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo

Self

Мабата Бата

Original Story

Азарьяш мальчик-пастух, который мечтает пойти в школу, но должен охранять стадо своего дяди Рауля. Волы традиционное приданое, что дядя должен заплатить за свой брак с дочерью главы деревни. Самое красивое животное в стаде, которое предназначено для этого, это Мабата Бата. Однажды, когда мальчик находится на пастбище, Мабата Бата ступает на мину - результат гражданской войны в стране - и взрывается. Боязнь мести своего дяди, Азарьяш убегает в лес, в дом, в котором он жил со своей семьей до войны...

Karingana - Licença para contar

Self

Maria Bethânia takes her poetic narrative to Mozambique for the first time. The interpreter presents excerpts of works connected by different forms of expression in the Portuguese language. With testimonies from Mia Couto, José Agualusa and several Mozambican and Angolan writers and literary critics, the documentary shows the development of literature in these countries, delving on its importance during the anti-colonial resistance, the connection with native languages, the oral traditions and the influence of Brazilian writers.

O Último Voo do Flamingo

Novel

Tizangara, Mozambique. After the peace agreement. A mystery. UN soldiers exploding. An investigation is begun and Massimo is appointed to solve the mystery. Joaquim will have to translate, not only the words but the facts, in order for him to understand.

Sleepwalking Land

Writer

In the midst of Mozambique's devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. His only companion is an elderly storyteller, and the only guide to finding his mother is a dead man's diary. This transporting drama underscores the power of imagination in surviving, and ultimately overcoming, the catastrophe of war.

Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra

Novel

Língua - Vidas em Português

Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.

Mississe

Novel

A story of love, lust and black magic, in a little vilage of Mozambique