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José Craveirinha

1922 - 2003

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Craveirinha is the 4,687th most popular writer (up from 5,525th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 26th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mozambican Writer.

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Among writers, José Craveirinha ranks 4,687 out of 7,302. Before him are Alfredo Zitarrosa, Elbert Hubbard, William Trevor, Constantin Negruzzi, Gonçalves Dias, and Zane Grey. After him are Solomon Alkabetz, Roy Jacobsen, Adikavi Pampa, Uğur Mumcu, Ivar Lo-Johansson, and Richard Pococke.

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Among people born in 1922, José Craveirinha ranks 290. Before him are Giuseppe Casari, Solomana Kante, Aldo Ballarin, Vesna Parun, René Bader, and Lukas Foss. After him are Stig Sundqvist, Gordon Tullock, José Luis López Vázquez, Félix Loustau, Dora Doll, and Osvaldo Fattori. Among people deceased in 2003, José Craveirinha ranks 232. Before him are Meir Vilner, Halima Nosirova, Buddy Ebsen, Carlos Roberto Reina, Winston Graham, and Marina Ladynina. After him are Johnny Walker, Rick Husband, Bernard Dowiyogo, Félix Loustau, Noronha, and Leonid Filatov.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, José Craveirinha ranks 25 out of 38. Before him are Mia Couto (1955), Mariza (1973), Ruy Guerra (1931), Pascoal Mocumbi (1941), Costa Pereira (1929), and Mário da Graça Machungo (1941). After him are Maria Mutola (1972), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Marcelino dos Santos (1929), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), and António Calvário (1938).

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Among WRITERS In Mozambique

Among writers born in Mozambique, José Craveirinha ranks 2. Before him are Mia Couto (1955). After him are Paulina Chiziane (1955).

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