José Craveirinha

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José Craveirinha was a renowned Mozambican poet and journalist, celebrated as a leading voice of Lusophone African literature and anti-colonial resistance.

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instanceOf anti-colonial activist
human
journalist
poet
writer
awardReceived Camões Prize
Lotus Prize for Literature
National Prize for Literature of Mozambique
Order of Eduardo Mondlane
Order of Infante Dom Henrique
birthDate 1922-05-28
birthPlace Lourenço Marques
Maputo
Mozambique
causeOfImprisonment anti-colonial political activities
child Calane da Silva
Stella Craveirinha
countryOfCitizenship Mozambique
deathDate 2003-02-06
describedAs father of Mozambican literature
detainedBy Portuguese colonial authorities
employer Notícias
Voz Africana
ethnicOrigin Portuguese
Ronga
familyName Craveirinha
fullName José João Craveirinha
genre poetry
givenName José
languageOfExpression Portuguese
movement Lusophone African literature
Negritude
anti-colonial literature
name José Craveirinha
notableFor Lusophone African poetry
Mozambican national culture
anti-colonial resistance
notableWork Cela 1
Karingana ua Karingana
Maria
Xigubo
occupation journalist
poet
writer
placeOfDeath Maputo
Mozambique
positionHeld member of the Mozambican Writers Association
president of the Mozambican Writers Association
spouse Maria de Lurdes Craveirinha
writingTheme African identity
anti-colonial struggle
social injustice

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Camões Prize hasWinner José Craveirinha
José Craveirinha Prize namedAfter José Craveirinha
José Craveirinha Prize commemorates José Craveirinha
José Craveirinha name José Craveirinha