João Dias
João Bernardo Dias (* 1926 in Lourenço Marques , today Maputo, Mozambique , † 1949 in Lisbon ) was a Mozambican writer .
João Dias studied law at the University of Coimbra . After dropping out of college, he went to Lisbon, where he died of tuberculosis in 1949 . His only work Godido e outros contos was published posthumously in 1952. It is considered the first fictional work in Mozambican literature .
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- Godido e outros contos (posthumous first edition 1952) - New edition: Maputo: Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos , 1988. - 117 pages - Karingana No. 9.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography on Infopedia.pt (accessed December 22, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dias, João |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dias, João Bernardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mozambican writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lourenço Marques , Mozambique |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1949 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |