Manuel Lopes
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Manuel António de Sousa Lopes (December 23, 1907 in Mindelo
- January 25, 2005) was a Cape Verde
an novelist, poet and essayist and a founder of modern Cape Verdean literature. With Baltasar Lopes da Silva
and Jorge Barbosa
he was a creator of the paper named Claridade
. Manuel Lopes wrote texts in Portuguese
, and utilized several works expressed in Cape Verdean Creole.
Manuel Lopes was born on December 23, 1907 in Mindelo
on the island of São Vicente
, Cape Verde
, which was then a territory of Portugal
. He moved along with his family to Coimbra
in Mainland Portugal in 1908 to attend a lyceum. Four years later, he returned to Cape Verde
and he functioned at an English company. In 1936, with Baltasar Lobes, he wrote the paper Claridade
. (Nine numbered issues appeared between 1936 and 1960.) In 1944, he transferred to the island of Faial
in the Azores
, he later lived in Lisbon
in 1959 until his death.
Os Flagelados do Vento Leste
was adapted into a movie directed by António Faria in 1987.
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
- January 25, 2005) was a Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an novelist, poet and essayist and a founder of modern Cape Verdean literature. With Baltasar Lopes da Silva
Baltasar Lopes da Silva
Baltasar Lopes da Silva was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. With Manuel Lopes and Jorge Barbosa, he was the founder of Claridade. In 1947 he published Chiquinho, considered the greatest Cape Verdean novel...
and Jorge Barbosa
Jorge Barbosa
Jorge Vera-Cruz Barbosa was a Cape Verdean poet and writer. He collaborated in various reviews and Portuguese and Cape Verdean journals. The publication of his poetry anthology Arquipélago in 1935 marked the beginning of Capeverdean poetry...
he was a creator of the paper named Claridade
Claridade
Claridade was a literary review inaugurated in 1936 in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It was part of a movement of cultural, social, and political emancipations of the Capeverdean society...
. Manuel Lopes wrote texts in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, and utilized several works expressed in Cape Verdean Creole.
Manuel Lopes was born on December 23, 1907 in Mindelo
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
on the island of São Vicente
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, which was then a territory of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. He moved along with his family to Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
in Mainland Portugal in 1908 to attend a lyceum. Four years later, he returned to Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
and he functioned at an English company. In 1936, with Baltasar Lobes, he wrote the paper Claridade
Claridade
Claridade was a literary review inaugurated in 1936 in the city of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It was part of a movement of cultural, social, and political emancipations of the Capeverdean society...
. (Nine numbered issues appeared between 1936 and 1960.) In 1944, he transferred to the island of Faial
Faial Island
Faial Island , also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores....
in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
, he later lived in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
in 1959 until his death.
Os Flagelados do Vento Leste
Os Flagelados do Vento Leste
Os Flagelados do Vento Leste is a Capeverdean novel published in 1959 by Manuel Lopes. The novel was one of the most popular, it was adapted into a movie directed by António Faria in 1987....
was adapted into a movie directed by António Faria in 1987.
Fiction
- Chuva BrabaChuva BrabaChuva Braba is a Capeverdean novel published in 1957 by Manuel Lopes. The book was awarded the Fernão Mendes Pinto award....
(Falling Rains), 1956 - novel - Fernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His exploits are known through the posthumous publication of his memoir Pilgrimage in 1614, an autobiographical work whose truthfulness is nearly impossible to assess...
Award - O Galo Que Cantou na BaíaO Galo Que Cantou na BaíaO galo que cantou na baía is a Capeverdean novel published in 1959 by Manuel Lopes.The book was awarded the Fernão Mendes Pinto award.-External links:*...
(and other in cabo–verdianos), 1959 novel - Fernão Mendes Pinto Award - Os Flagelados do Vento LesteOs Flagelados do Vento LesteOs Flagelados do Vento Leste is a Capeverdean novel published in 1959 by Manuel Lopes. The novel was one of the most popular, it was adapted into a movie directed by António Faria in 1987....
(Victims of the East Wind), 1959 - novel - Prémio Meio Milénio do Achamento de Cabo Verde
Poems
- Horas Vagas, 1934 - poem
- Poema de Quem Ficou, 1949 - poem
- Crioulo e Outros PoemasCrioulo e Outros PoemasCrioulo e Outros Poemas is a Capeverdean poem book published in 1964 by Manuel Lopes....
(Creole and Other Poems), 1964 - poem - Falucho Ancorado, 1997 - poetic anthology
Prose
- Monografia Descritiva RegionalMonografia Descritiva RegionalMonografia Descritiva Regional is a Capeverdean prose published in 1932 by Manuel Lopes....
(Regional Descriptive Monography), 1932 - PaulPaul, Cape VerdePaul is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. Together with Ribeira Grande, it covers one-third of the island and home to two-thirds of the population....
, 1932 - Temas Cabo-verdianosTemas Cabo-verdianosTemas Cabo-verdianos is a Cape Verdean essay published in 1950 by Manuel Lopes....
(Cape Veredan Themes), 1950 - essay - Os Meios Pequenos e a Cultura, 1951
- Reflexões Sobre a Literatura Cabo-Verdiana (Reflections Under the Cape Verdean Literature), 1959
- As Personagens de Ficção e Seus Modelos (The Persons of Fiction and Other Models), 1971 - essay