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

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

Career

In 1975, 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. 1 2 3 "Writer Henrique Abranches Dies".


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