Eduardo White

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Eduardo White (2006)

Eduardo Luiz de Meneses Costley-White (born November 21, 1963 in Quelimane , † August 24, 2014 in Maputo ) was a Mozambican writer and poet .

biography

Eduardo White was of British descent on his father's side. His grandfather was English and his father was born in the province of Tete near the Malawian border . His mother is from Lisbon . After three years of training at the Instituto Industrial , White worked in a managerial position in a trading company. In 1984 he founded the magazine Charrua , which played a crucial role in the development of Mozambican literature after independence. He was a senior member of the Mozambican Writers' Association (AEMO). Eduardo White died on August 24, 2014 at the age of 50 in Maputo Central Hospital after a long illness.

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White has published numerous volumes of poetry that have received numerous awards. In 2001 he was voted Mozambican Writer of the Year. A theme that runs through his literary work is that of love.

  • Amar Sobre o Índico , Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos , 1984.
  • Homoíne , Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos, 1987.
  • O País de Mim , Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos, 1989. (won the Prémio Gazeta de Artes e Letras da Revista Tempo ).
  • Poemas da Ciência de Voar e da Engenharia de Ser Ave , Editorial Caminho, 1992 (won the Prémio Nacional de Poesia Moçambicana 1995).
  • Os Materiais de Amor seguido de Desafio à Tristeza , Maputo, Ndjira / Lisboa, Ed. Caminho, 1996.
  • Janela para Oriente , Ed. Caminho, 1999.
  • Dormir Com Deus e Um Navio na Língua , Braga, Ed. Labirinto, 2001 (bilingual Portuguese / English, won the Prémio Consagração Rui de Noronha ).
  • As Falas do Escorpião , Maputo, Imprensa Universitária, 2002 (novella).
  • O Manual das Mãos , Campo das Letras, 2004.
  • O Homem a Sombra ea Flor e Algumas Cartas do Interior , Maputo, Imprensa Universitária, 2004.
  • Até Amanhã, Coração , Maputo, Vertical, 2005.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography on PoetsofMozambique.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2010)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.poetsofmozambique.com  
  2. ↑ Luís Miguel Queirós: Morreu o poeta moçambicano Eduardo White. In: Público , August 24, 2014, accessed August 28, 2014 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME White, Eduardo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Eduardo Costley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mozambican writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Quelimane , Mozambique
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 2014
Place of death Maputo , Mozambique