Paulina Chiziane

Paulina Chiziane
Paulina Chiziane
Born (1955-06-04) 4 June 1955 (age 69)
Manjacaze, Gaza, Portuguese Mozambique
PeriodPost-modernism
GenreNovel, Short stories
Notable works
  • Sétimo juramento,
  • Niketche
Notable awards
  • Prémio José Craveirinha de Literatura
    2003
  • Prémio Camões
    2021

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.[1][2] She was awarded the 2021 Camões Prize for literature, awarded to writers from Portuguese-speaking countries.

  1. ^ "Paulina Chiziane, escritora moçambicana". TSF (in Portuguese). 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ^ Kortenaar, Neil Ten (2009). The changing face of African literature (in French). Rodopi. pp. 177ff. ISBN 978-90-420-2580-6. Retrieved 8 November 2010.