José Craveirinha
José Craveirinha (28 May 1922 – 6 February 2003) was a Mozambican journalist, story writer and poet, who is today considered the greatest poet of Mozambique. His poems, written in Portuguese, address such issues as racism and the Portuguese colonial domination of Mozambique. A supporter of the anti-Portuguese group FRELIMO during the colonial wars, he was imprisoned in the 1960s. He was one of the African pioneers of the Négritude movement, and published six books of poetry between 1964 and 1997. Craveirinha also wrote under the pseudonyms Mário Vieira, José Cravo, Jesuíno Cravo, J. Cravo, J.C., Abílio Cossa, and José G. Vetrinha.
José Craveirinha | |
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| Born | 28 May 1922 Maputo, Mozambique (then Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique) |
| Died | 6 February 2003 (aged 80) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Pen name | Mário Vieira, José Cravo, Jesuíno Cravo, J. Cravo, J.C., Abílio Cossa, José G. Vetrinha |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Mozambican |
| Genre | Poetry |
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