Certeza (Portuguese for certainty) was a Cape Verdean literary review established in Praia in 1944. Although the paper was less notoriety than its predecessor Claridade founded in 1936, nevertheless, it was a milestone in Cape Verdean literature.

Its director was Eduino Brito Silva, its editor in chief was Joaquim Ribeiro. Its first issue was published in March 1944.[1] It notably featured Acêrca da Mulher, a reflection on the status of women by Orlanda Amarílis. The second edition was published in June 1944.[2] The review was banned by the censor,[3] the third edition was published in January 1945,[4] the text featured Henrique Teixeira de Sousa's "Homens de hoje" ("Men today").

Other writers include Manuel Ferreira.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Numbered version of the first edition of Certeza" (in Portuguese). Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Numbered version of the second edition of Certeza" (in Portuguese). Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde.
  3. ↑ Eugene Tavares Littératures lusophones des archipels atlantiques : Açores, Madère, Cap-Vert, São Tomé e Príncipe, (Lusophony Literature in the Atlantic Archipelagoes: Azores, Madeira, Cape Vede and São Tomé and Príncipe, L'Harmattan, 2009, p. 217 ISBN 9782296075757
  4. ↑ "Biblioteca digital da UniPiaget: Identificador inválido" (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.

Further reading

  • Albert S. Gérard, European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1986, vol. 1 ISBN 9789630538329


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