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Paulina Chiziane

1955 - Today

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Paulina "Poulli" Chiziane (born 4 June 1955, Manjacaze, southern province of Gaza, Mozambique) is an author of novels and short stories in the Portuguese language. She was awarded the 2021 Camões Prize for literature, awarded to writers from Portuguese-speaking countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulina Chiziane is the 5,932nd most popular writer (up from 6,005th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Mozambique and the 3rd most popular Mozambican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paulina Chiziane ranks 5,932 out of 7,302Before her are Fredrik Backman, David S. Goyer, Zoltán Ambrus, Kristina Brenk, Conrad Aiken, and Ismat Chughtai. After her are Sarah Waters, Archibald MacLeish, Michael Drayton, Marc Connelly, Giorgio Faletti, and Theodore Roethke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Paulina Chiziane ranks 442Before her are Michael Steele, Matthias Herget, Butch Vig, Yitang Zhang, Juha Tiainen, and Joanna Hoffman. After her are Geoffrey Hull, Guillermo Navarro, Jan Poortvliet, Zdravko Zovko, Djoomart Otorbaev, and Kazuro Watanabe.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Paulina Chiziane ranks 32 out of 38Before her are Maria Mutola (1972), Vicente Lucas (1935), Hilário (1939), Marcelino dos Santos (1929), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), and António Calvário (1938). After her are Alberto Vaquina (1961), Reinildo Mandava (1994), Armando Sá (1975), Simão Mate Junior (1988), Jorge Cadete (1968), and Mexer (1988).

Among WRITERS In Mozambique

Among writers born in Mozambique, Paulina Chiziane ranks 3Before her are Mia Couto (1955), and José Craveirinha (1922).