Passou toda a infancia e juventude em luanda, onde fez os estudos secundarios. The angolan writer jose luandino vieira was born in portugal in 1935 and brought to luanda as a small child by his parents, settlers in the. A luandino is, of course, a citizen of luanda, an unambiguous choice of literary name that shows his complete identification with his lyandino country. He wrote in the language unique to the musseque, a fusion of kimbundu and portuguese.
Who was that luanda through which jose luandino vieira wandered. Jose luandino vieira, original name jose vieira mateus da graca, born. Vieira declared that he wanted his stories to have the flavour of oral tales, and. Although quite small, only 3 short stories, but long.
He left school at the age of fifteen and worked as a mechanic. Vavo xixi e seu neto zeca santos, a estoria do ladrao e do papagaio e a estoria da galinha e do ovo. Bender was published by heinemann african writers series no. Jose luandino vieira is an angolan writer of short fiction and novels. Considered a literary masterpiece, luuanda was written. Jose luandino vieira wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Colonial resistance and contemporary angolan narrative. As secretarygeneral of the union of angolan writers, vieira directed the publication of a number of works by other angolan authors and. Luuanda short stories of angola by jose luandino vieira litnet. Contra capa jos luandino vieira com jos luandino vieira a literatura angolana adquire dimenso internacional. First published in 1964, in portuguese, and later in 1980 the heinemann english translation by tamara l bender with donna s hill appearing in the same year, vieiras luuanda is a collection of three tales set in the musseques densely populated, sprawling slums of luanda. Luuanda short stories of angola by jose luandino vieira.
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