José Luandino Vieira

Elisa Scaraggi

Ed. by Denise Saive, Independent Scholar - Europe
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.2: Lusophone (Portuguese) and Spanish African Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Newman University), Denise Saive (Independent Scholar - Europe), Maria Tavares (Queen's University Belfast)

Dates

Born 1935

Places

Active in Angola

Activities

Primary

Prose writer

Resources

José Luandino Vieira (born José Vieira Mateus da Graça, 1935 -) is an Angolan writer and one of the founders of the União dos Escritores Angolanos [Angolan Writers Union, UEA]. His novels and short stories, mostly written while he was a political prisoner during Angola’s liberation war, are considered foundational works of Angolan literature. Deeply connected to the context of the struggle against colonialism and the birth of Angola as a nation, his literature is a quest for Angolanidade, for a distinctive Angolan identity. Vieira is known for creating a unique literary language, one that is both radically experimental and rooted in the everyday language spoken in Luanda. His works …

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Citation: Scaraggi, Elisa. "José Luandino Vieira". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2021 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14186, accessed 27 April 2024.]

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