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 (Birmingham 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

Luandino Vieira's Works

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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 have resonated far beyond Angola and have received critical acclaim internationally. In 2006, he was…

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Citation: Scaraggi, Elisa. "José Luandino Vieira". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14186, accessed 23 November 2024.]