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Germano Almeida

Biography

Germano Almeida was born on the Cape Verdean island of Boa Vista in 1945. He served in the army in Angola in 1965 and then studied law at the University of Lisbon. He became involved in politics and became a member of parliament and then Attorney General for the country. He founded a literary review and also the publisher Ilhéu Editora. He went on to publish many well-received novels and stories, one of which has been translated into English.

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Bibliography

1989 O Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo(The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo) (novel)
1990 O Meu Poeta
1992 O dia das calças roladas
1994 A Ilha Fantástica
1995 Os Dois Irmãos
1996 Estórias de dentro de Casa
1998 A morte do meu poeta
1998 A Família Trago
1998 Estórias contadas
1999 Dona Pura e os Camaradas de Abril
2001 As memórias de um espírito
2003 Cabo Verde – Viagem pela história das ilhas
2004 O mar na Lajinha
2006 Eva
2010 A morte do ouvidor
2014 De Monte Cara vê-se o mundo
2018 O Fiel Defunto
2020 O Último Mugido