Henrique Abranches

Henrique (or Enrique) Abranches (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004[1]) was an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal.[2]

Henrique Abranches
Born(1932-09-29)September 29, 1932
DiedAugust 8, 2004(2004-08-08) (aged 71)
OccupationWriter
LanguagePortuguese
NationalityAngolan
Notable worksKonkhava de Féti

Career

In 1947, he went to Angola, where he acquired citizenship.

With Pepetela, he founded in Algiers the Angolan Studies Center, where they worked at writing a handbook of the history of Angola. After independence, he was committed to cultural intervention. He was a teacher in higher education, besides being a poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright.[3]

He was also the Director of the National Museum of Slavery, Angola.

Awards
  • National Literature Award (1981) for Konkhava de Féti.[4]
  • National Literature Award (1990) for O Clã de Novembrino[4]
  • Luanda trophy (1997)[4]

References
  1. "Angola: Head of State Praises Deceased Henrique Abranches". 16 August 2004 – via AllAfrica.
  2. "Editorial Caminho - Henrique Abranches". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  3. Plural Editores
  4. "Writer Henrique Abranches Dies".


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