Mia Couto
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.
Língua - Vidas em Português (2003)
Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world. (more)
Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world. (more)
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo (2018)
A hug movie, for the biggest storyteller in Latin America. (more)
A hug movie, for the biggest storyteller in Latin America. (more)
O Fascínio das Histórias (2019)
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. (more)
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. (more)
I am The Author Of My Name Mia Couto (2019)
A documentary overview on the life and work of the writer Mia Couto. (more)
A documentary overview on the life and work of the writer Mia Couto. (more)
Karingana - Licença para contar (2017)
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 ... (more)
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 ... (more)