Writing · Theatre Play · Writer · Novel
Born Jul 5, 1955 · Beira, Mozambique
Active 1995–present · Awards: Camões Prize, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Prémio Vergílio Ferreira, Prix Tropiques, Prix Albert-Bernard, FIL Award
Mia Couto, is among the most prominent writers in Portuguese-speaking Africa. After studying medicine and biology in Maputo, he worked as a journalist.